Lancair LC 40 550FG N777XX

Summary

On 1 April 2015 at about 20:20 local time, a Lancair LC 40 550FG registered N777XX, operated by Ahmed al-Niaimi, was involved in an accident near Middleton, Wisconsin, 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

1 April 2015 at 20:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Middleton, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Middleton Muni - Morey Field (C29)

Coordinates

43.1133, -89.5333

Aircraft

Lancair LC 40 550FG

Registration

N777XX

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Ahmed al-Niaimi

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Prairie du Chien → Middleton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA033

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a cross-country flight the pilot said he listened to the automated weather report a few miles west of his destination and noted crosswinds at 17 knots, gusting to 20 knots.  The pilot continued the approach to landing and reported the touchdown was "uneventful," but during the landing roll a gust of wind rotated the nose 90 degrees into the crosswind.  Subsequently, the airplane departed the runway surface and impacted a ditch adjacent to the runway, causing the nose wheel to collapse.  The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.  Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the engine firewall.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.