Waukesha County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Waukesha, Wisconsin 53186
Friday, March 11, 1994 12:30 CST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE AND BOUNCED. HE APPLIED POWER TO RECOVER, BUT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASS AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE DURING LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND ROUGH TERRAIN.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/11/1994
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1230
Event Time Zone Central Standard Time
Event City WAUKESHA
Event State WISCONSIN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 53186
Event Date Year 1994
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport WAUKESHA COUNTY AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID UES
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 931
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Pilot
Time of the weather observation 0
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID
Elevation of weather observation facility 0
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 3000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 3000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Unknown
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 8
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) -3
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 100
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 2
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency FAA
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 39
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Mar 11 1994 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1241
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Dec 6 2000 10:48AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3603R
NTSB Number CHI94DEP03
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name LANCAIR
Aircraft Model 360
Aircraft Series Identifier 360
Aircraft Serial Number 238320007
Certified Max Gross Weight 1600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? Yes
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 2
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Dec 16 1993 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 12
Airframe Hours 12
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name LANCAIR FLYERS, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 780 GARRISON CT.
Aircraft Owner City DELAFIELD
Aircraft Owner State WI
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 53018
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name SCHEID, CARL C.
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 780 GARRISON COURT
Operator City DELAFIELD
Operator State WI
Operator Country
Operator Zip code 53018
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 1150
Departure Time Zone CST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:34AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18R
Runway Length 3599
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --