Walker LANCAIR IV N7441W

Summary

On 26 April 2003 at about 17:05 local time, a Walker LANCAIR IV registered N7441W was involved in an accident near Wamego, Kansas, 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

26 April 2003 at 17:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Wamego, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Wamego Municipal Airport (69K)

Coordinates

39.1972, -96.2589

Aircraft

Walker LANCAIR IV

Registration

N7441W

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clay Center → Wamego

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI03LA116

Nobody was injured.

The pilot not maintaining altitude/clearance from the runway while maneuvering on final approach. A factor to the accident was the pilot's misjudgment of his altitude while on final approach.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane impacted the runway while performing an S-turn maneuver while landing. The pilot reported he was following another airplane on final approach to runway 17 and had to perform S-turns to increase spacing. He noted that runway 17 was narrower than he was accustomed to, and the perceived aircraft altitude was higher than it actually was. The pilot reported there was no mechanical malfunction or failure.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.