# NTSB NYC99LA159: Duci Lancair 235, N789TD, Hamilton, OH, June 25, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 25, 1999, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC) - Place: Hamilton, OH - Coordinates: 38.889377, -82.560203 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8894&lon=-82.5602&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report August 3, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 46669 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC99LA159 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46669/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA159 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane. Factors included the pilot's inexperience in the airplane and his failure to compensate for the crosswind condition. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - aborted - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of familiarity with aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor) - crosswind component - not corrected, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll ## Analysis The pilot attempted a landing with a relative wind about 100 degrees from the right, at 7 knots. Upon touchdown, the airplane veered to the left. The pilot noted an insufficient response to right rudder inputs, and aborted the landing. The airplane lifted off again, but the left wing struck the ground and the airplane cartwheeled. The pilot had about 98 hours of flight time, and less than 5 hours in make and model. ## Factual narrative On June 25, 1999, about 1300 Eastern Daylight Time, a homebuilt Lancair 235, N789TD, was substantially damaged during landing at Hamilton-Fairfield Airport (HAO), Hamilton, Ohio. The certificated private pilot received minor injuries, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan was filed for the flight between Highland County Airport (HOC), Hillsboro, Ohio, and Hamilton-Fairfield. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Inspector, the pilot was inbound to participate in an FAA-sponsored "Wings" proficiency program. The pilot made an approach to Runway 29, but performed a go-around prior to touchdown. During a second landing attempt, the airplane touched down, then veered to the left, and struck a runway light. The pilot added full power to abort the landing. The airplane then pitched nose-up, and rolled left. The propeller struck the ground, and the airplane cartwheeled before coming to a stop in front of a hangar. The pilot stated that during the landing, right rudder input was "insufficient," and that the airplane hit the runway with the left main landing gear. The pilot applied full power, reduced flaps to 10 percent, maintained full right rudder, applied elevator back-pressure, and tried to abort the landing. Approximately 10 feet above the ground, the pilot entered a left turn to avoid hangers to the right. During the turn, the airplane's left wing struck the ground, and the airplane cartwheeled. Runway 29 at Hamilton-Fairfield was about 5,400 feet in length, and 80 feet in width. Approximately 7 minutes before the accident, winds were recorded at the airport as being from 030 degrees magnetic, at 7 knots. The pilot had 98 total flight hours, and less than 5 hours in make and model. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N789TD](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789TD-1999-08-17), registration cancelled 1999-08-17, S/N 113 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Duci LANCAIR 235 (LANCAIR 23) - Registry model: [Duci Tony LANCAIR 0235](https://openairdocs.org/model/duci-tony-lancair-0235) (registry code 05612MH) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 113 - Airframe hours: 290 - Engines: Lycoming O-235 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Mark A. Zinn - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, July 18, 1998, 24 hours before - Departed: HOC, HILLSBORO, OH - Destination: HAO - Airport: HAO, Hamilton-Fairfield, runway 29, 5,413 × 80 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 96 total, 5 in this make and model, 55 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 30° at 7 knots - Visibility: 6 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,400 ft broken - Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: HAO ## 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 19990625007769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990625007769A), Jun 25, 1999: Amtr LANCAIR235, Hamilton, OH, Substantial damage. Acft lost control on landing, ran off the side of the rwy, went across a taxiway, and came to rest in the hangar area, other circumstances are unknown. (.19)… From the NTSB's public API. 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