Lancair Company LC41-550FG accident near Stafford, VA
On February 23, 2006, a Lancair Company LC41-550FG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Stafford, VA. 4 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- February 23, 2006
- Place
- Stafford, VA
- Aircraft
- Lancair Company LC41-550FG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 4 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.400°N, 77.463°W
- NTSB ID
- 20060315X00306
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On February 22, 2006, about 2335 eastern standard time, a Lancair Company LC41-550FG (Columbia 400), N400WX, was destroyed when it impacted trees and terrain at Stafford Regional Airport (RMN), Stafford, Virginia. The certificated private pilot, a pilot-rated passenger, and two additional passengers were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed, and the airplane had been operating on an instrument flight plan between Smith Reynolds Airport (INT), Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and Shannon Airport (EZF), Fredericksburg, Virginia. The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a friend of the pilot, the group had left Fredericksburg that afternoon for a college basketball game in Winston-Salem, and was returning from the game when the accident occurred. According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) voice communication transcript, at 2258, the pilot contacted Potomac Approach Control and requested the GPS RWY 24 approach to Shannon Airport. The approach controller subsequently provided various headings and descent altitudes, and at 2309, cleared the pilot for the approach, which the pilot acknowledged. The GPS RWY 24 approach minimum descent altitude was 580 feet msl (495 feet above the ground), and the missed approach procedure called for a climbing left turn to 2,000 feet, direct to DURWO waypoint, and hold. At 2321, the pilot contacted the approach controller, and reported, "heading back to DURWO, we need to change our destination to Stafford." The controller then advised the pilot that radar contact wa
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to execute the published missed approach. Factors included the night lighting conditions, low ceilings and fog.
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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.
