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Shannon LANCAIR LEGACY 2000 N115YP

8 April 2005 · Bend, Oregon, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 8 April 2005 at about 22:00 local time, a Shannon LANCAIR LEGACY 2000 registered N115YP was involved in an accident near Bend, Oregon, United States. One person was 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.

The record

Date
at 22:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Bend, Oregon, United States
Nearest airport
Bend Municipal Airport (S07)
Coordinates
44.0947, -121.2006
Aircraft
Shannon LANCAIR LEGACY 2000
Registration
N115YP
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Bend → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
SEA05CA078

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to put the landing gear down for landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said that he was flying off his Federal Aviation Administration restriction time for new homebuilt airplanes. He said that he forgot to put the landing gear down for the landing. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that both wing spars were bent, and the wings were wrinkled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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