N3603R – LANCAIR 360 – 1994-03-11 NTSB Accident Report

On March 11, 1994, a Lancair 360 (N3603R) was involved in an incident near Waukesha, WI. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE DURING LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ROUGH TERRAIN.

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.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI94DEP03. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N3603R.