N77ZG – EDWARD W GRAY LANCAIR 360 – 2013-04-13 NTSB Accident Report

On April 13, 2013, a Edward W Gray LANCAIR 360 (N77ZG) was involved in an incident near Alexandria, LA. All 1 person 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 failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his decision to continue the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

The pilot reported that while approaching to land, the tower controller at the destination airport issued revised landing instructions. The pilot said that he complied with the revised instructions but landed long on the runway. When he attempted to stop the airplane the left main landing gear tire blew. The pilot initially added power to execute an aborted landing and then decided that the safest course of action was to reduce power and attempt to stop on the remaining runway. The airplane went off the end of the 9,352 foot long runway and struck a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN13CA226. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N77ZG.