Knoepflein Lancair Legacy 2000 accident near Madison, WI
On August 1, 2004, a Knoepflein Lancair Legacy 2000 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Madison, WI. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- August 1, 2004
- Place
- Madison, WI
- Aircraft
- Knoepflein Lancair Legacy 2000 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 43.140°N, 89.338°W
- NTSB ID
- 20040804X01144
Official records · CHI04FA203
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- ATC Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On August 1, 2004, at 1849 central daylight time, a Knoepflein Lancair Legacy 2000, N98SN, collided with a light post and terrain during an off airport landing in Madison, Wisconsin, following a loss of engine power. The private pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was destroyed by impact and post impact fire. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and no flight plan was filed for this leg of the cross country flight. The accident occurred as the pilot was returning home after attending AirVenture 2004 at the Wittman Regional Airport (OSH) Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The pilot departed OSH around 1823 with an intended destination of Rockford, Illinois. At 1843, the pilot contacted the air traffic control tower at the Dane County Regional Airport (MSN), Madison, Wisconsin, stating that he was having an engine problem and he needed to land. The controller asked the pilot what his position was, and the pilot responded that he thought he was about 15 miles east of the airport. The controller issued a squawk code and asked the pilot what his altitude was. The pilot responded that he was at 8,000 feet. At 1844, the controller identified N98SN on radar as being 15 miles southeast of MSN. The controller cleared the pilot to fly straight to the airport and to land on either runway 32 or runway 21. The pilot replied, "Alright uh if you don't mind I'm going to circle around up here and uh see if I can iron out the problem and then uh I'll try to let you know what I need to do." The controller instructed the pilot to keep him a
Probable cause
A loss of engine power due to high engine temperatures which resulted in a failure of the number three piston, the pilot's continued operation of the airplane with known high temperature problems, the pilot's poor inflight planning, and the pilot's failure to maintain a proper emergency descent rate. A factor associated with the accident was the light pole that the airplane contacted.
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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.
