Lipscomb Lancair 235 accident near Payson, AZ
On December 28, 2002, a Lipscomb Lancair 235 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Payson, AZ. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- December 28, 2002
- Place
- Payson, AZ
- Aircraft
- Lipscomb Lancair 235 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.261°N, 111.343°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030103X00009
Official records · LAX03LA055
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On December 28, 2002, at 1510 mountain standard time, an experimental Lipscomb Lancair 235, N777KL, collided with flat terrain during an aborted landing on runway 24 at Payson Airport (PAN), Payson, Arizona. The pilot/owner operated the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The airplane was destroyed. The private pilot, the sole occupant, was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed PAN about 1420, and was scheduled to terminate at PAN. The broker for the sale of the airplane, a mechanic and friend of the pilot/owner, reported that the pilot purchased the airplane on December 26, 2002. On the day of the accident, the broker taxied the airplane to the ramp prior to the accident pilot's arrival. Once the pilot arrived, the broker showed him the airplane for familiarity purposes. The pilot told the broker that he wanted to taxi test the airplane. The broker asked him not to fly the airplane until he (the pilot) had someone that was familiar with the Lancair fly with him. The pilot promised that he wouldn't fly the airplane, and assured the broker that he only wanted to taxi test it. The accident pilot then took the airplane out to the runway, and the broker saw him do one high-speed taxi test on the runway. On the second high-speed taxi test, the airplane became airborne. The broker made several unsuccessful attempts to radio the pilot after the airplane departed the airport environment. The broker waited for the airplane to return. The airplane arr
Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed during an aborted landing that resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. A contributing factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of familiarity with the airplane.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
