ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 144155
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| Date: | Thursday 1 March 2012 |
| Time: | 05:35 |
| Type: |  Lancair Legacy 2000 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N273TE |
| MSN: | L2K164 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 154 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-550-N |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1.2 miles SW of Alexander Municipal Airport -E80, Belen, NM -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Belen, NM (E80) |
| Mesa, AZ (FFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The experimental airplane collided with power lines shortly after takeoff and before sunrise. No distress calls from the pilot were reported, and no one witnessed the accident. The airplane was severely fragmented, and the debris path extended over 900 feet beyond the initial contact with the power lines consistent with a high-velocity impact. Examination of the engine and airframe did not reveal any preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Two occupants were on board the airplane, the pilot and the pilot-rated owner of the airplane. Witnesses reported that the pilot and pilot-rated passenger flew together because the pilot-rated passenger did not have a valid medical certificate. The pilot’s most recent medical certificate had the following restrictions: “must wear corrective lenses” and “limited to daytime flight only” due to color vision limitations. The investigation revealed that the power lines were barely visible on the horizon in the desertlike terrain during daylight hours. Although it could not be determined whether the pilot or the pilot-rated passenger was at the controls at the time of the accident, it is likely that the flight’s conduct before sunrise and the pilot’s restriction for daytime flight only due to color vision limitations made the identification of the power lines more difficult.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering after takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to operate the airplane during the hours of darkness when he had a restriction for daytime flight only due to color vision limitations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 November 2008 | N273TE | Private | 0 | Socorro, NM | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2012 12:45 | harro | Added |
| 01-Mar-2012 12:48 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Embed code] |
| 01-Mar-2012 12:50 | harro | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2012 13:24 | flightwriter | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2012 14:30 | flightwriter | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Jul-2012 22:37 | Geno | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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