# NTSB FTW03LA058: Ramsay Lancair IV-P, N222MR, Bulverde, TX, November 21, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 21, 2002, 10:30 local (16:30 UTC) - Place: Bulverde, TX - Coordinates: 29.739166, -98.45111 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7392&lon=-98.4511&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 56177 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW03LA058 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56177/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA058 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of speed and distance. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence ## Analysis During the pilot's third attempt to land the airplane, the airplane departed the runway, traveled for 450 feet, struck 2 runway lights, a ditch, and a fence before coming to rest. Tire marks were found approximately 2,300 feet beyond the approach end of the 3,000-foot runway. The left wing was partially separated from the airplane, and the left wing spar was twisted. The pilot reported that the left brake of the differential brake system failed during the landing roll. The FAA inspectors examined the brake system and found no discrepancies. ## Factual narrative On November 21, 2002, approximately 1030 central standard time, a Ramsay Lancair IV-P, experimental homebuilt single-engine airplane, N222MR, exited runway 30 and struck a fence while landing at the Kestrel Airpark Airport, near Bulverde, Texas. The airplane was owned and operated by the pilot under 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91. The commercial pilot, and the pilot rated passenger were not injured, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the cross-country flight, and a flight plan was not filed. The personal flight departed Mobile, Alabama, approximately 0830. The FAA inspector, who responded to the accident site, found tire marks approximately 2,300 feet beyond the approach end of the 3,000-foot runway 30. The airplane departed the runway, traveled for 450 feet, struck 2 runway lights, a ditch, and a fence before coming to rest. The left wing was found partially separated from the airplane, and the left wing spar was twisted. The propeller, nose gear, and right main gear were damaged. The pilot reported to the FAA inspector that during his third attempt to land the aiplane, the left brake of the differential brake system failed during the landing roll. The FAA inspector examined the brake system and found no discrepancies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N222MR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222MR-2017-09-18), registration cancelled 2017-09-18, S/N LIV-283, built 2002 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: RAMSAY Lancair IV-P - Registry model: [Ramsay Steven G LANCAIR IV-P](https://openairdocs.org/model/ramsay-steven-g-lancair-iv-p) (registry code 05608Q2) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: LIV-283 - Engines: EngineAir TSIVP 485 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Steven G. Ramsay - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Condition, May 17, 2002 - Departed: MOB, Mobile, AL - Destination: 1T7, Bulverde, TX - Airport: 1T7, Kestrel Airpark, runway 30, 3,000 × 40 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review June 15, 2002; seat: left; flight hours: 11,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 11,000 as pilot in command, 175 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: SAT, 10 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 20021121033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021121033059A), Nov 21, 2002: Amtr LANCAIRIVP, San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 21, 2002, approximately 1030 central standard time, a ramsay Lancair iv-p, experimental homebuilt single-engine airplane, N222MR, exited… 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.