Probable cause
A hard landing by the pilot, which resulted in overload failure of landing gear components and surrounding structure.
NTSB analysis
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.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for ERA14CA016 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Oct 22, 2013
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Lumberton, New Jersey
- Nearest airport
- Flying W (N14)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Night, bright
Amateur-built LANCAIR 320
- N-number
- N825D
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2006
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.