Individually Owned: 150,657
Corporate Owned: 137,281
Millard Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report
Omaha, Nebraska 68137
Friday, August 4, 2006 14:15 CDT
NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
The Lancair was performing a forced landing, and during the landing, the airplane "slid across the field-runway," collided with a taxiing Piper PA-28-140 in the ramp/taxi area, and impacted an airport perimeter fence before coming to rest. The Lancair pilot reported that during a climbing left turn from crosswind to downwind the engine experienced a loss of power. He immediately began a glide back toward the airport while attempting to restart the engine. The flight instructor aboard the Piper reported that he and his student were taxiing to runway 12 when he noticed the Lancair about 50 yards behind his right wing traveling at a high speed toward their position. The Lancair impacted the aft-side of their right wing. The Lancair touched-down in the grass area alongside the northeastern edge of runway 12, approximately midfield. There were ground impressions, consistent with tire marks, which proceeded across the runway and into the grass area on the opposite side of the runway. The direction of travel was approximately 270 degrees magnetic. There were twelve propeller slash marks in the runway pavement. All three propeller blades of the Lancair exhibited tip curling, blade twist, and leading edge abrasion. The engine was sent to the manufacturer for an operational test run. The engine started on the first attempt and idled without excessive fluctuations in engine RPM. The engine did not experience any hesitation, stumbling, or interruption in engine operation at various power settings. The engine demonstrated the ability to produce rated horsepower.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
The loss of engine power for undermined reasons, the unsuitable landing area selected by the pilot during the forced landing, and his failure to maintain separation from the taxiing airplane. Contributing factors to the accident was the presence of the taxiing airplane and the airport perimeter fence.
Event Information
| Type of Event | Accident |
| Event Date | 8/4/2006 |
| Event Day of the Week | Friday |
| Time of Event | 1415 |
| Event Time Zone | Central Daylight Time |
| Event City | Omaha |
| Event State | NEBRASKA |
| Event Country | -- |
| Zipcode of the event site | 68137 |
| Event Date Year | 2006 |
| Event Date Month | 8 |
| MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
| On Ground Collision occurred ? | Yes |
| Event Location Latitude | 411146N |
| Event Location Longitude | 0960643W |
| Event Location Airport | Millard Airport |
| Event Location Nearest Airport ID | MLE |
| Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
| Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
| Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
| Airport Elevation | 1051 |
| Weather Briefing Completeness | -- |
| Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
| Time of the weather observation | 1410 Central Daylight Time |
| Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | -- |
| Weather Observation Facility ID | MLE |
| Elevation of weather observation facility | 1051 |
| Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 0 |
| Time Zone of the weather observation | CDT |
| Lighting Conditions | Day |
| Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
| Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
| Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
| Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
| Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
| Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
| Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
| Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 31 |
| Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 10 |
| Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 140 |
| Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
| Wind Speed (knots) | 14 |
| Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
| Wind Gust Indicator | Gusting |
| Wind Gust (knots) | 17 |
| Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 30.09 |
| Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
| Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
| METAR weather report | -- |
| Event Highest Injury | None |
| On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
| On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
| Injury Total Fatal | -- |
| Injury Total Minor | -- |
| Injury Total None | 4 |
| Injury Total Serious | -- |
| Injury Total All | -- |
| Investigating Agency | NTSB |
| NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 23214 |
| NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
| NTSB Notification Date | Aug 7 2006 12:00AM |
| NTSB Notification Time | -- |
| Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 31 2008 11:52AM |
| User who most recently changed record | NTSB\johb |
| Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
| FAA District Office | Federal Aviation Adminstration - Lincoln FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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|---|---|---|
Aircraft #1 |
Aircraft #2 |
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| Aircraft Registration Number | N330RM | N55526 |
| NTSB Number | CHI06FA215A | CHI06FA215B |
| Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- | -- |
| Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation | Part 91: General Aviation |
| Type of Flight Plan filed | None | None |
| Flight plan Was Activated? | No | No |
| Damage | Substantial | Substantial |
| Aircraft Fire | None | None |
| Aircraft Explosion | None | None |
| Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Manarin/Johnson | Piper |
| Aircraft Model | Lancair IVP | PA-28-140 |
| Aircraft Series Identifier | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Serial Number | LIV-044 | 28-7325427 |
| Certified Max Gross Weight | 3600 | 2150 |
| Aircraft Category | Airplane | Airplane |
| Aircraft Registration Class | -- | -- |
| Aircraft is a homebuilt? | Yes | No |
| Flight Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Cabin Crew Seats | -- | -- |
| Passenger Seats | -- | -- |
| Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 | 4 |
| Number of Engines | 1 | 1 |
| Fixed gear or retractable gear | Retractable | Fixed |
| Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Conditional | Annual |
| Date of Last Inspection | May 1 2006 12:00AM | Jul 1 2006 12:00AM |
| Airframe hours since last inspection | -- | -- |
| Airframe Hours | 755 | 11030 |
| ELT Installed | Yes | Yes |
| ELT Activated | No | No |
| ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No | No |
| ELT Type | -- | -- |
| Aircraft Owner Name | Manarin Investment Counsel, Ltd. | Husker Aircraft Repair, Inc. |
| Aircraft Owner Street Address | 15858 West Dodge Road, Ste. 310 | 12916 Millard Airport Plaza |
| Aircraft Owner City | Omaha | Omaha |
| Aircraft Owner State | NE | NE |
| Aircraft Owner Country | USA | USA |
| Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 68118 | 68137 |
| Operator is an individual? | No | No |
| Operator Name | -- | -- |
| Operator Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Is Doing Business As | -- | -- |
| Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes | Yes |
| Operator Street Address | -- | -- |
| Operator City | -- | -- |
| Operator State | -- | -- |
| Operator Country | -- | -- |
| Operator Zip code | -- | -- |
| Operator Code | -- | -- |
| Owner has at least one certificate | None | None |
| Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- | -- |
| Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- | -- |
| 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 | Instructional |
| Second Pilot on Board | No | Yes |
| Departure Point Same as Event | Yes | Yes |
| Departure Airport Code | MLE | MLE |
| Departure City | Omaha | Omaha |
| Departure State | NE | NE |
| Departure Country | USA | USA |
| Departure Time | 1415 | 1415 |
| Departure Time Zone | CDT | CDT |
| Destination Same as Local Flt | -- | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
| Destination Airport Code | SPW | MLE |
| Destination City | Spencer | Omaha |
| Destination State | IA | NE |
| Destination Country | USA | USA |
| Specific Phase of Flight | Emergency descent/landing | Taxi - to takeoff |
| Report sent to ICAO? | -- | -- |
| Evacuation occurred | -- | -- |
| Date of most recent change to record | Mar 5 2008 2:10PM | Mar 5 2008 2:10PM |
| User who most recently changed record | DINC | DINC |
| Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection | Last Inspection |
| Event Location Runway Number and Location | 12 | NA |
| Runway Length | 3801 | -- |
| Runway Width | 75 | -- |
| Sight Seeing flight | No | No |
| Air Medical Flight | No | No |
| Medical Flight | -- | -- |