# NTSB GAA17CA078: Lancair LC41 550FG, N169WT, Redding, CA, November 22, 2016

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: November 21, 2016, 23:45 local (Nov 22, 2016, 07:45 UTC)
- Place: Redding, CA
- Coordinates: 40.569721, -122.406669 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5697&lon=-122.4067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 2017
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 94430
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA078
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94430/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94430
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA078

## Probable cause

The pilot’s unstabilized approach and subsequent failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in a runway overrun.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [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 LC41-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=5150001), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Lancair LC41-550FG, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=5150001), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)
- [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Lancair LC41-550FG, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=5150001), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md)
- [Performance/control parameters: surface speed/braking](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained; cases with it: [Lancair LC41-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md?model=5150001), [All aircraft, 238 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062045/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Lancair LC41-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=5150001), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Lancair LC41-550FG, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=5150001), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)
- [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Lancair LC41-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=5150001), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot stated that, during landing, he was too fast on the approach and touched down long. Subsequently, the airplane overran the runway and nosed over. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. After multiple requests, the pilot did not return the NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated that during landing, he was too fast on the approach, and touched down long. Subsequently the airplane overran the runway and nosed over. A postaccident examination revealed substantial damage to fuselage. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. After multiple requests, the pilot did not return the NTSB Form 6120.1 Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N169WT](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N169WT-2019-09-06), registration cancelled 2019-09-06, S/N 41099, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LANCAIR COMPANY LC41 550FG (550FG)
- Registry model: [Lancair LC41-550FG](https://openairdocs.org/model/lancair-lc41-550fg) (registry code 5150001) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-550 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-series) (registry code 17043, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 41099
- Year built: 2005
- Engines: Continental TSIO-550 SER 350 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: N169wt LLC.
- Registered owner: N169wt LLC.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility
- Destination: O85, Redding, CA
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: O85, Benton Field, runway 15, 2,420 × 75 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Unknown

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter: 30.14 inHg
- Observed at: KRDD, 6 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 20161122018689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161122018689A), Nov 22, 2016: Lancair Company LC41-550FG, Redding, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot landed too fast and proceeded to roll past end of runway into ditch.

## Docket (2 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 4, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94430. 484 KB in all.

- Record of Phone Conversation (Pilot) (item 1, .PDF, 311 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40451703&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Phone%20Conversation%20(Pilot)-Master.PDF
- Accident Photo (Courtesy of Airport Manager) (item 2, .PDF, 1 photo, 173 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40451704&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20Airport%20Manager)-Master.PDF

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.

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