Charles L Hayes LANCAIR IVP TURBINE N751HP

Summary

On 11 November 2023 at about 18:41 local time, a Charles L Hayes LANCAIR IVP TURBINE registered N751HP was involved in an accident near McKinney, Texas, United States. 3 people were on board. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

11 November 2023 at 18:41

Classification

Accident

Location

McKinney, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Aero Country (T31)

Coordinates

33.2036, -96.7422

Aircraft

Charles L Hayes LANCAIR IVP TURBINE

Registration

N751HP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2002

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midland → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA037

Injuries not recorded.

The pilot’s failure to attain the proper touchdown point during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with terrain and a vehicle.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while in cruise at flight level (FL) 250, the airplane sustained a sudden loss of pressurization. He descended the airplane to 10,000 ft mean sea level (msl) and continued to his planned destination. He had not previously landed at the destination airport, so he performed a touch and go landing “to see the field,” and then flew a standard traffic pattern for landing. On the downwind leg the ball on the top of the power lever unscrewed and the pilot continued the approach. The pilot reported the airplane touched down in the first 500 ft of the runway without a float or a bounce in ground effect. He immediately “hit [the] brakes gently” and maintained the runway centerline. For about 5 to 10 seconds, the pilot unsuccessfully attempted to move the power lever into beta-reverse and applied maximum braking; however, the brakes faded, and the stopping power decreased. The airplane subsequently exited the end of the runway, went through an airport perimeter fence, and struck a moving vehicle on a roadway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. A review of a cellular telephone camera video provided to the National Transportation Safety Board showed that the airplane touched down near the midpoint of the 3,002 ft runway, bounced and touched down again. Tire skid marks were observed about 200 ft beyond the runway’s midpoint and continued for about 1,300 ft until the airplane exited the runway surface. Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (ADS-B) and avionics data showed the airplane’s groundspeed was between 96 and 99 knots and the flaps were extended to 40° during the final approach. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded a normal landing. Although the power lever ball top unscrewed, the power lever functioned normally between full power and reverse settings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.