# NTSB CEN24LA194: Lanni Charles T Skyranger II, N122LF, Breaux Bridge, LA, May 11, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: May 11, 2024, 14:21 local (19:21 UTC) - Place: Breaux Bridge, LA - Coordinates: 30.327389, -91.856208 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3274&lon=-91.8562&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: Serious injuries - Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 194289 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA194 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194289/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194289 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA194 ## Probable cause The pilot’s decision to depart with the airplane over maximum gross weight, which reduced the climb performance and resulted in a collision with a tree. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=0590225), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Aircraft capability: maximum weight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061035): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded; cases with it: [Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061035/cases.md?model=0590225), [All aircraft, 152 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061035/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: altitude](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md?model=0590225), [All aircraft, 1,310 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062012/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=0590225), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=0590225), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot and passenger planned to complete a local flight from a private grass strip. Before departure, the pilot told the passenger that they would need to fly under power lines, then they could climb to a higher altitude. After flying under the power lines, the airplane continued about 0.5 nm at a low altitude and the right wing struck a tree. The airplane impacted the ground and sustained substantial damage to the left wing and fuselage. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. Based on passenger weight and fueling information provided by the airstrip owner and friend of the pilot, the airplane was likely over its maximum gross weight, which resulted in a degraded climb performance. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N122LF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N122LF), registered now, S/N SKR0603698 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LANNI CHARLES T SKYRANGER II - Registry model: [Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II](https://openairdocs.org/model/lanni-charles-t-skyranger-ii) (registry code 0590225) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Jabiru 2200](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jabiru-2200) (registry code 34800, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: SKR0603698 - Year built: 2007 - Engines: Jabiru 2200 80 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Soignier Kenneth E - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Airport: LS34, Bordelon Airpark, runway 06/24, 2,985 × 80 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: serious; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: sport pilot, unknown; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: KLFT, 9 nm away - METAR: KLFT 111953Z VRB04KT 10SM CLR 28/16 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP136 T02830156 ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20240511017429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240511017429A), May 11, 2024: Lanni Charles T SKYRANGER II, Breaux Bridge, LA, Substantial damage. Aircraft departed private airstrip and could not gain altitude and flew under a power line at end of runway. The aircraft struck a tree spun 180 degress… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 25, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194289. 5.5 MB in all. - FAA examination summary (item 1, PDF, 3 pages, 75 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17286398&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20-%20FAA%20Investigation%20Summary_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Correspondence - law enforcement (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 69 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17285850&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20-%20Sheriffs%20Office%20Summaries-Rel.pdf - Correspondence - airstrip owner (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 66 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17286265&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=ROC%20-%20Airstrip%20owner%20Broussard-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 4, PDF, 8 pages, 7 photos, 5.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17286561&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Docket%20photos-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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