Amateur-built LANCAIR 320 accident near Lumberton, New Jersey, October 22, 2013
On October 22, 2013 at about 11:30 pm local time, a 2006 amateur-built LANCAIR 320, registered N825D, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Lumberton, New Jersey (Flying W airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
A hard landing by the pilot, which resulted in overload failure of landing gear components and surrounding structure.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 22, 2013 · about 11:30 pm local time
- Place
- Lumberton, New Jersey · Flying W · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built LANCAIR 320, built 2006
- Registration
- N825D · registry record · serial 153
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot initially reported that the airplane landed "a little hard" and he performed a go-around. During the second landing, the right main landing gear collapsed and the airplane departed the right side of the runway. In a subsequent statement, he described the first landing as a "bounce" and suggested a phenolic block in the airframe landing-gear support structure had failed, which resulted in the gear collapse and substantial damage to the airplane. Examination of the wreckage and photographs by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aviation safety inspector revealed that an aluminum landing gear bracket as well as the surrounding structure failed due to impact and overload.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Hard landing during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
- Landing gear collapse during landing (landing roll)
- Runway excursion during landing (landing roll)
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Action/decision › Action › Incorrect action performance › Pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Landing flare › Incorrect use/operation
- Aircraft › Aircraft systems › Landing gear system › Main landing gear attach sec › Damaged/degraded
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,100 hours in all; 310 in this make and model; 35 in the last 90 days; 15 in the last 30 days; 1,100 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (without waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 360 hours
- Last inspection: condition inspection, October 5, 2013
- Maximum gross weight: 1,800 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Mattituck IO-360 (piston); 360 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: N14 Lumberton NJ at 10:45 pm
- Destination: N14 Lumberton NJ
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 19, 3,496 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: night, bright
- Wind: from 240° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 41°F (5°C)
- Altimeter: 29.82 inHg
- Observation at 10:54 pm from KVAY, 2 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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