# NTSB ERA24LA280: Lancair LC42-550FG, N65131, Beaufort, NC, June 8, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 8, 2024, 19:33 local (23:33 UTC) - Place: Beaufort, NC - Coordinates: 34.728573, -76.655277 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7286&lon=-76.6553&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 194559 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA24LA280 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194559/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194559 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA280 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain a proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Lancair LC42-550FG, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5150002), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Lancair LC42-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=5150002), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Lancair LC42-550FG, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5150002), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot was was attempting to land on a 4,001-ft-long paved runway. The pilot stated that he landed “long” down the runway, and was unable to stop before the airplane overran the departure end. The airplane subsequently impacted a fence and came to rest in a pond, which resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N65131](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65131), registered now, S/N 42027, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: LANCAIR COMPANY LC42-550FG - Registry model: [Lancair LC42-550FG](https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc42-550fg) (registry code 5150002) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental IO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-550-series) (registry code 17042, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 42027 - Year built: 2003 - Engines: Continental IO-550-N 310 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Departed: TRI, Bristol, TN - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: MRH, Michael J Smith Fld, runway 14, 4,001 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 64; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 1,900 total, 25 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 170° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 29.89 inHg - Observed at: MRH, 1 nm away - METAR: METAR KMRH 082358Z AUTO 17004KT 10SM CLR 26/17 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02560167 10311 20256 53004= ## 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 20240608007019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240608007019A), Jun 8, 2024: Lancair Company LC42-550FG, Beaufort, NC, Substantial damage. The pilot landed long on the runway and did not have sufficient distance remaining to stop. The aircraft went off the end of the runway, coming to rest in a… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 22, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194559. 770 KB in all. - Record of conversation_pilot/owner (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 97 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17838601&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation_Pilot_Owner_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA inspector interview summary (ouo) (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 244 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17328650&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20Contact%20with%20Pilot_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Investigative photographs (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 428 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17328553&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array_N65131-Rel.pdf From the NTSB's public API. 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