# NTSB CHI03LA325: Brice Lancair Legacy, N27RM, Kimberling City, MO, September 19, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: September 19, 2003, 09:42 local (14:42 UTC) - Place: Kimberling City, MO - Coordinates: 36.609722, -93.444725 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6097&lon=-93.4447&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - Kansas City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 58104 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA325 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/58104/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA325 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed aborted takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation in his failure to remove the pitot cover. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - aborted - pitot/static system - blocked(partial) (contributing factor) - preflight planning/preparation - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - aborted takeoff - delayed, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - aborted - object - tree(s) (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted trees and terrain during an aborted takeoff. The pilot reported that during his pre-flight he "forgot to remove the temporary pitot cover I had fabricated, since I had failed to place an adequate warning flag on it." The pilot stated that he had received multiple aural angle of attack warnings during rotation and decided to perform an aborted takeoff. There was insufficient runway by the time the aborted takeoff was preformed. The airplane overran the end of the runway. ## Factual narrative On September 19, 2003, at 0942 central daylight time, an experimental, amateur-built, Brice Lancair Legacy, N27RM, sustained substantial damage when it struck trees and terrain during an aborted takeoff from runway 30 (2,600 feet by 40 feet, asphalt), at the Kimberling Airways Airport, Kimberling City, Missouri. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight was originating at the time of the accident with Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the intended destination. According to the pilot's written statement he left his pitot cover at a prior destination. The pilot stated that after arriving at home he fabricated a paper cover and placed it over the pitot tube to keep out the "Mud Dauber Wasps." The pilot reported that during his pre-flight he "forgot to remove the temporary pitot cover I had fabricated, since I had failed to place an adequate warning flag on it." The pilot stated that during takeoff roll he checked the airspeed indicator and it read 40 knots. The pilot reported that on rotation he heard an aural angle of attack warning. The pilot looked at the airspeed indicator and it read 65 knots. The pilot stated that he tried to rotate a second time and once again heard an aural angle of attack warning. The pilot reported that he decided to abort the takeoff. The pilot stated that there was not sufficient runway to stop. The pilot reported the aircraft went off the departure end of the runway and impacted the trees. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N27RM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27RM-2015-06-30), registration cancelled 2015-06-30, S/N L2K-179, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Brice Lancair Legacy - Registry model: [Brice Ronald R LANCAIR LEGACY](https://openairdocs.org/model/brice-ronald-r-lancair-legacy) (registry code 056141X) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: L2K-179 - Airframe hours: 115.8 - Engines: Continental IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ronald R. Brice - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Unknown, March 3, 2003, 115.8 hours before - Departed: MO64, Kimberling City, MO - Destination: Tulsa, OK - Airport: MO64, Kimberling Airways Airport, runway 30, 2,600 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; airline transport, flight instructor, flight engineer; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review March 1, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 25,345 total, 120 in this make and model, 23,698 as pilot in command, 52 in the last 90 days, 26 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 20° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 45 °F - Altimeter: 30.19 inHg - Observed at: SGF ## 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 20030919028039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030919028039A), Sep 19, 2003: Amtr LANCAIRLEGAY, Kimberling City, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) After the previous flight, PIC had placed tape over the pilot tube in lieu of a cover. While preparing for this flight, he neglected to remove the tape.… From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.