Edward W Gray LANCAIR 360 N77ZG

Summary

On 13 April 2013 at about 18:11 local time, a Edward W Gray LANCAIR 360 registered N77ZG was involved in an accident near Alexandria, Louisiana, 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.

Date

13 April 2013 at 18:11

Classification

Accident

Location

Alexandria, Louisiana, United States

Nearest airport

Alexandria International Arpt (AEX)

Coordinates

31.3275, -92.5486

Aircraft

Edward W Gray LANCAIR 360

Registration

N77ZG

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakeland → Alexandria

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA226

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his decision to continue the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while approaching to land, the tower air traffic controller issued revised landing instructions. The pilot said that he complied with the revised instructions but landed long on the runway. When he attempted to stop the airplane, the left main landing gear tire blew. The pilot initially added power to execute an aborted landing and then decided that the safest course of action was to reduce power and attempt to stop on the remaining runway. The airplane exited the runway and struck a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.