Lancair ES-NO SERIES N800TR

Summary

On 19 June 2015 at about 23:30 local time, a Lancair ES-NO SERIES registered N800TR was involved in an accident near Hampshire, Illinois, 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

19 June 2015 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Hampshire, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Casa de Aero Park Airport (68IS)

Coordinates

42.1486, -88.5619

Aircraft

Lancair ES-NO SERIES

Registration

N800TR

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Poplar Grove → Hampshire

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA129

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the brake master cylinder which resulted in a loss of brake pressure and the subsequent loss of directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during the landing roll he applied the brakes, the airplane made a left turn, exited the left side of the runway, and impacted a hangar. A post-accident examination of the airplane by Federal Aviation Administration Air Safety Inspectors identified a failure of the airplane's master brake cylinder, revealing the master cylinder was leaking hydraulic fluid and no fluid was found in the brake system's reservoir. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to or during flight that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.