# NTSB CHI00LA192: Creed Lancair 235, N235RC, Hot Springs, SD, July 4, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 4, 2000, 08:10 local (14:10 UTC) - Place: Hot Springs, SD - Coordinates: 43.429595, -103.479255 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4296&lon=-103.4793&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 6, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 51065 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA192 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51065/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA192 ## Probable cause the failure of the pilot to select the correct runway for takeoff. Factors to the accident were the inadequate preflight planning/preparation, the aborted takeoff not performed, and the tailwind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, takeoff - aborted - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause) - aborted takeoff - not performed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted ## Analysis The pilot was attempting to depart on runway 19, and the aircraft failed to achieve flight. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it overran the end of the runway. The pilot received two weather briefings in the 70 minutes prior to the attempted takeoff. According to a written statement by the pilot, he 'departed runway 19. Aircraft never developed lift and overran runway end. Wind had shifted 180 degrees in 20-30 minutes and pilot did not re-check wind before takeoff.' Winds were reported as 010 at 16 knots 75 minutes prior to the accident, 040 at 9 knots gusting 17 knots 15 minutes prior to the accident, and 340 at 8 knots 45 minutes after the accident. Density altitude was 4,613 feet at the airport at the time of the accident. There is a windsock directly across the runway from the parking ramp. ## Factual narrative On July 4, 2000, at 0810 mountain daylight time, an amateur built, Creed Lancair 235, N235RC, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when the aircraft departed runway 19 (4,505 feet by 100 feet, asphalt) during an aborted takeoff at the Hot Springs Municipal Airport (HSR), Hot Springs, South Dakota. The personal flight was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91, and was not operating on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and single passenger reported no injuries. The flight was departing the Hot Springs Airport at the time of the accident with an intended destination of Huron, South Dakota. In a written statement the pilot indicated that the winds at takeoff were 360 at 8 knots. He indicated that he received two separated weather briefings, one at one hour ten minutes before the flight and the other one ten minutes prior to the flight. He stated that he observed other pilots using runway 19, and subsequently taxied to runway 19. He "departed runway 19. Aircraft never developed lift and overran runway end. Wind had shifted 180 degrees in 20-30 minutes and pilot did not re-check wind before takeoff." Weather readings were taken at the Rapid City Regional Airport, Rapid City, South Dakota, located 50 miles from HSR on a 020-degree magnetic bearing. Winds reported at 0555 local were 010 degrees at 5 knots. Winds reported at 0655 local were 010 at 16 knots. Winds reported at 0755, 15 mintes prior to the accident were 040 at 9 knots gusting to 17 knots. Winds reported at 0855, 45 minutes after the accident, were 340 at 8 knots. Temperature 15 minutes prior to the accident was 20 degrees C, with an altimeter reading of 29.87. The field elevation of HSR is 3,202 feet. The density altitude was 4,613 feet. HSR has a windsock that is located directly across the runway from the parking ramp. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N235RC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N235RC), registered now, S/N LA 215, built 1990 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Creed LANCAIR 235 (LANCAIR 23) - Registry model: [Creed Raymond Frank LANCAIR 235](https://openairdocs.org/model/creed-raymond-frank-lancair-235) (registry code 056164X) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 215 - Airframe hours: 88 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2B 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John G Doleman - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, January 5, 2000, 34 hours before - Departed: HSR - Destination: HON, HURON, SD - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: HSR, Hot Springs Minucipal, runway 19, 4,505 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 60; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 600 total, 38 in this make and model, 600 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 40° at 9 knots, gusting 17 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: RAP, 50 nm away ## 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 20000704036819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000704036819A), Jul 4, 2000: Amtr LANCAIR235, Hot Springs, SD, No damage. (-23) The pilot/owner of a 1990 homebuilt Lancair 235 and his brother/passenger planned to take off from runway 19 at the Hot Springs, south dakota airport.… From the NTSB's public API. 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