# NTSB CHI04CA156: Youkey Lancair 235, N70718, Hays, KS, June 13, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 13, 2004, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC) - Place: Hays, KS - Coordinates: 38.845001, -99.273887 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8450&lon=-99.2739&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 1, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Wichita, KS FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 59632 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA156 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/59632/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA156 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind, the runway marker sign, and the taxiway lights which were contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign (contributing factor) - object - taxiway light (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane contacted a runway marker sign and taxiway lights following a loss of directional control during a landing roll. The airplane departed the runway approximately 3,000 feet from the approach end. It traveled off the east (left) side of the runway where it contacted the sign and taxiway lights prior to coming to rest a couple hundred feet off the side of the runway. The landing was being made on runway 16 and the local winds reported 10 minutes prior to the accident were from 190 degrees at 23 knots gusting to 28 knots. ## Factual narrative On June 13, 2004, at 1045 central daylight time, a Lancair 235, N70718, collided with a runway marker sign and taxiway lights while landing on runway 16 (6,500 feet by 100 feet, concrete) at the Hays Regional Airport, Hays, Kansas. The private pilot and passenger on board were not injured. The airplane received substantial damage. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Sedalia, Missouri, at 0715. The owner of the local fixed base operator stated the airplane departed the runway approximately 3,000 feet from the approach end. He stated the airplane traveled off the east (left) side of the runway where it contacted the sign and taxiway lights prior to coming to rest a couple hundred feet off the side of the runway. Local winds reported at 1035 were from 190 degrees at 23 knots gusting to 28 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N70718](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70718), registered now, S/N 037, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Youkey Lancair 235 - Registry model: [Youkey John N LANCAIR 235](https://openairdocs.org/model/youkey-john-n-lancair-235) (registry code 05615A2) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 037 - Engines: Lycoming O-235-L2C reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: John N. Youkey - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: DMO, Sedalia, MO - Destination: HYS, Hays, KS ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 40; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 166 total, 44 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days, 31 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 190° at 23 knots, gusting 28 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 29.94 inHg - Observed at: HYS ## 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 20040613022419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040613022419A), Jun 13, 2004: Amtr LANCAIR235, Hays, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 13, 2004, at approximately 1615 the pilot landed in crosswind conditions along east side of runway. No indication of mechanical malfunctions.… 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.