# NTSB GAA16CA079: Mcmichael Elmer L Lancair 360, N113LM, Rimrock, AZ, December 13, 2015 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: December 13, 2015, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Rimrock, AZ - Coordinates: 34.651111, -111.787498 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6511&lon=-111.7875&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 14, 2016 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: Scottsdale FSDO (FAA) - NTSB case key (mKey): 92445 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA16CA079 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/92445/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92445 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA079 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a left main landing gear collapse. ## 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: [Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=05624TY), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=05624TY), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/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: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=05624TY), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=05624TY), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=05624TY), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=05624TY), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the approach and touchdown were "acceptable," but during the landing roll the airplane pulled to the right and departed the runway. During the runway excursion, the left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane skidded to a stop in terrain. The right wing and fuselage sustained substantial damage. According to a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector who performed a postaccident inspection, no anomalies were found with the flight controls and all tires were in good condition. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that the approach and touchdown were "acceptable," but during the landing roll the airplane pulled to the right and departed the runway. During the runway excursion, the left main landing gear collapsed and the airplane skidded to a stop in terrain. The right wing and fuselage sustained substantial damage. According to a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector who performed a postaccident inspection, no anomalies were found with the flight controls and all tires were in good condition. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N113LM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N113LM), registered now, S/N 588320-335FB (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: MCMICHAEL ELMER L LANCAIR 360 - Registry model: [Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcmichael-elmer-l-lancair-360) (registry code 05624TY) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 588320-335FB - Year built: 1994 - Airframe hours: 518 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-B1E 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 26, 2015 - Departed: P52, COTTONWOOD, AZ - Destination: 48AZ, Rimrock, AZ - Airport: 48AZ, Rimrock, runway 05, 2,300 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 28, 2014; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 3,800 total, 20 in this make and model, 3,765 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 3 knots - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 41 °F, dew point 23 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KSEZ, 12 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 20151213023299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151213023299A), Dec 13, 2015: Mcmichael Elmer L LANCAIR 360, Rimrock, AZ, Substantial damage. On December 13th 2015 at approximately 1143 local time, N113LM attempted to land at Rimrock (48AZ) private airport in Rimrock Arizona. The flight was for… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 7, 2016, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=92445. 2.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 753 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437375&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation (Pilot in Command) (item 2, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437376&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20(Pilot%20in%20Command)-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation (FAA Inspector) (item 3, .PDF, 53 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437377&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20(FAA%20Inspector)-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (Courtesy of FAA) (item 4, .PDF, 2 photos, 1.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40437378&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos%20(Courtesy%20of%20FAA)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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