# NTSB CHI94DEP03: Lancair 360, N3603R, Waukesha, WI, March 11, 1994 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report - Date: March 11, 1994, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC) - Place: Waukesha, WI - Coordinates: 43.009185, -88.230331 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0092&lon=-88.2303&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 14, 1994 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 9346 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI94DEP03 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/9346/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94DEP03 ## Probable cause THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE DURING LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ROUGH TERRAIN. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause) - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor) ## Analysis THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND BOUNCED. HE APPLIED POWER TO RECOVER, BUT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. ## Factual narrative History of Flight On March 11, 1994 at 1230 cst, a Lancair 360 experimental aircraft sustained substantial damage following an landing on runway 18 at Waukesha County Airport, Waukesha, Wisconsin. The pilot and one passenger were uninjured. The local flight was operated under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan in visual meteorological conditions. The flight originated from Waukesha County Airport, on March 11, 1994, at 1150 cst. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down in a nose high attitude and bounced. He stated he added power, but the airplane touched down hard and directional control was lost. The airplane departed the runway and traversed through a grass strip separating the runway from a parallel taxiway where the aircraft came to rest. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3603R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3603R-2013-08-22), registration cancelled 2013-08-22, S/N 238-320-007, built 1992 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LANCAIR 360 - Registry model: [Lantzair Flyers LANCAIR 360](https://openairdocs.org/model/lantzair-flyers-lancair-360) (registry code 05620FF) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 238320007 - Airframe hours: 12 - Engines: LYCOMING O-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Scheid, Carl C. - Registered owner: Lancair Flyers, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, December 16, 1993, 12 hours before - Airport: UES, Waukesha County Airport, runway 18R, 3,599 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 63; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 1,560 total, 8 in this make and model, 1,380 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 6 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,000 ft broken - Temperature: 27 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg ## 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 19940311005019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940311005019A), Mar 11, 1994: Amtr LANCAIR, Waukesha, WI, Substantial damage. Bounced landing nose high. Came down tail first. Lost control ran off runway. Impact broke rudder attach bolts. ## Other investigations on N3603R (1) 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. - [NTSB CEN09FA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09FA111), Jan 2, 2009: Lantzair Flyers Lancair 360 (N3603R), Joliet, IL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate flying speed during the night takeoff for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an inadvertent aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control 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.