Amateur-built Lancair Legacy 2000 accident near Bend, Oregon, April 8, 2005
On April 8, 2005 at about 10:00 pm local time, a amateur-built Lancair Legacy 2000, registered N115YP, was substantially damaged in an accident near Bend, Oregon (Bend Municipal Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to put the landing gear down for landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 8, 2005 · about 10:00 pm local time
- Place
- Bend, Oregon · Bend Municipal Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Lancair Legacy 2000
- Registration
- N115YP · registry record · serial L2K 143
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot said that he was flying off his Federal Aviation Administration restriction time for new homebuilt airplanes. He said that he forgot to put the landing gear down for the landing. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that both wing spars were bent, and the wings were wrinkled.
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
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,784 hours in all; 24 in this make and model; 24 in the last 30 days
- Last flight review: September 2, 2004
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 29 hours
- Last inspection: approved inspection programme, December 29, 2004
- Maximum gross weight: 2,200 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine: Continental 550 N10B (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: S07 Bend OR at 9:30 pm
- Destination: S07
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 16, 5,005 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 4,100 ft
- Temperature: 48°F (9°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter: 29.56 inHg
- Observation at 2:56 pm from RDM
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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