Lancair LEGACY RG accident near Gainesville, GA
On November 17, 2018, a Lancair LEGACY RG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Gainesville, GA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 17, 2018
- Place
- Gainesville, GA
- Aircraft
- Lancair LEGACY RG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 34.279°N, 83.825°W
- NTSB ID
- 20181117X92748
Official records · ERA19FA049
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Identification Of Voice In Radio Transmissions: Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT***This report was modified on December 15, 2020. Please see the docket for this accident to view the original report.*** On November 17, 2018, about 1835 eastern standard time, an experimental amateur-built Lancair Legacy RG, N8448J, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident in Gainesville, Georgia. The private pilot owner of the airplane was fatally injured, and the flight instructor was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The accident occurred during the third flight of the day. The first flight was local and flown solo by the flight instructor; he performed three takeoffs and landings at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (GVL), Gainesville, Georgia. Both pilots flew the airplane on the second flight from GVL to Charleston Executive Airport (JZI), Charleston, South Carolina. The accident occurred on the third fight, which departed JZI about 1728, and arrived in the vicinity of GVL at 1835, about 1 hour after sunset. As the airplane approached GVL, the flight instructor requested clearance from the air traffic controller for a practice GPS approach to runway 23, which the controller approved. Runway 23 was at an elevation of 1,276.9 ft mean sea level (msl) and equipped with a two-light precision approach path indicator (PAPI), located on the left side. A witness in an airplane waiting to takeoff from runway 23 saw the accident airplane approach the runway. He indicated that he saw the landing lights, which "became dim and they appeared to roll 180 degrees" befor
Probable cause
The pilots’ failure to execute a go-around when the nighttime autopilot-coupled approach became unstable, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent impact with terrain. Also causal was the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the pilot and his failure to perform remedial action. Contributing to the accident was the inadvertent application of pressure to the pitch control while th
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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.
