Lancair 320 N30KR

Summary

On 27 August 2004 at about 20:30 local time, a Lancair 320 registered N30KR, operated by Matthew R Koontz, was involved in an accident near Houston, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 August 2004 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Houston, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Houston Southwest Airport (AXH)

Coordinates

29.5061, -95.4767

Aircraft

Lancair 320

Registration

N30KR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Matthew R Koontz

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → Beaumont

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW04LA222

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's premature lift-off before attaining adequate airspeed resulting in a stall and collision with the ground.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 1,070-hour pilot reported that during takeoff on Runway 9 (a 5,000-foot long and 100-foot wide asphalt runway) the airplane became airborne, settled back onto the runway, exited the runway, before impacting a culvert at an intersecting taxiway. The pilot added that as the airplane became airborne, the "takeoff pitch was too steep" and he could not keep the airplane straight with rudder. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was from the southeast at 15 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.