Wheeler C / Wheeler K LANCAIR 235 N43KC

Summary

On 29 June 2021 at about 18:35 local time, a Wheeler C / Wheeler K LANCAIR 235 registered N43KC, operated by Infantryship USA, Inc., was involved in an accident near Borrego Springs, California, 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

29 June 2021 at 18:35

Classification

Accident

Location

Borrego Springs, California, United States

Nearest airport

Borrego Valley (L08)

Coordinates

33.2590, -116.3210

Aircraft

Wheeler C / Wheeler K LANCAIR 235

Registration

N43KC

Category

Airplane

Year built

1992

Engines

1

Operator

Infantryship USA, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

El Cajon → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR21LA257

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during a crosswind landing which resulted in an impact with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing with a right crosswind, the airplane drifted left of runway centerline. The pilot applied right bank and left rudder control input, but the airplane continued to drift left. The pilot then increased engine power for a go-around, but the left wing dropped, and the left bank increased. The pilot continued to attempt recovery, but the airplane was too low. The airplane subsequently collided with the terrain next to the runway. The left wing and rudder sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.