Lancair LEGACY FG accident near Hollywood, FL
On November 23, 2020, a Lancair LEGACY FG (airplane) was involved in an accident near Hollywood, FL. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- November 23, 2020
- Place
- Hollywood, FL
- Aircraft
- Lancair LEGACY FG · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 26.003°N, 80.234°W
- NTSB ID
- 20201123102332
Official records · ERA21LA052
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn November 23, 2020, about 1523 eastern standard time, an experimental, amateur-built Lancair Legacy FG airplane, N3UH, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Hollywood, Florida. The pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane was based at North Perry Airport (HWO), Hollywood, Florida, and was departing from that airport when the accident occurred. The pilot was cleared for takeoff from runway 1L at taxiway M and was instructed to make a left turn westbound after departure. Track data recovered from an onboard electronic flight instrument indicated that the airplane departed runway 1L, and about 0.5 miles from the departure end of the runway, the pilot reported that the airplane’s engine was running rough, and he requested to return to the airport to land. The airplane then made a right turn toward the airport and the controller cleared the pilot to land on any runway. The pilot requested and was cleared to land on runway 28R. The airplane subsequently impacted the ground about 200 ft before runway 28R. According to witnesses, just prior to impact, the airplane was nearly parallel to the extended centerline of runway 28R in a 45° nose-down attitude. Review of data retrieved from the onboard electronic flight instrument indicated that, around 1522:25, about 25 seconds after takeoff, the airplane’s airspeed reached a maximum of around 92 knots, and altitude was increasing. Cylinder head temperatures and exhaust gas temperatures were nominal fo
Probable cause
The pilot/owner’s failure to properly reinstall the number 1 cylinder spark plug, which resulted in a partial loss of engine power during the initial climb. Contributing was the pilot's exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack during an attempted return to the airport following the partial loss of engine power, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall, loss of control, and impact with t
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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.
