Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE DURING LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ROUGH TERRAIN.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Historical)
Analysis
History of Flight
On March 11, 1994 at 1230 cst, a Lancair 360 experimental aircraft sustained substantial damage following an landing on runway 18 at Waukesha County Airport, Waukesha, Wisconsin. The pilot and one passenger were uninjured. The local flight was operated under 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan in visual meteorological conditions. The flight originated from Waukesha County Airport, on March 11, 1994, at 1150 cst.
The pilot reported that the airplane touched down in a nose high attitude and bounced. He stated he added power, but the airplane touched down hard and directional control was lost. The airplane departed the runway and traversed through a grass strip separating the runway from a parallel taxiway where the aircraft came to rest.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# CHI94DEP03