At about 1020 Mountain time, the Columbia 300 veered off Runway 24 during the landing roll. There were no injuries, but the airplane sustained substantial damage. According to a witness in a Cessna 150, a dust devil was in the area; it had lifted his airplane approximately 10 feet during a landing attempt. He recovered, then completed his landing. As he cleared the runway, he radioed a warning to the accident pilot. As the accident pilot landed, the witness watched the airplane encounter the same dust devil during landing. The wind turned the Lancair to the north and the airplane traveled off of the right side of the runway. The nose gear was sheared from the airplane and the right wing was punctured. Weather conditions included winds from 270 degrees at 7 knots.
June 25, 2004, Show Low, Arizona / Lancair LC-40-550FG
At about 1020 Mountain time, the Columbia 300 veered off Runway 24 during the landing roll. There were no injuries, but the airplane sustained substantial damage. According to a witness in a Cessna 150, a dust devil was in the area; it had lifted his airplane approximately 10 feet during a landing attempt. He recovered, then completed his landing. As he cleared the runway, he radioed a warning to the accident pilot. As the accident pilot landed, the witness watched the airplane encounter the same dust devil during landing. The wind turned the Lancair to the north and the airplane traveled off of the right side of the runway. The nose gear was sheared from the airplane and the right wing wa...
Key Takeaways:
- A Columbia 300 sustained substantial damage after veering off Runway 24 during its landing roll, though no injuries occurred.
- The incident was caused by the aircraft encountering a localized dust devil during landing, which sheared the nose gear and punctured the right wing.
- A preceding pilot had also experienced the same dust devil during his landing attempt, being lifted approximately 10 feet, and had warned the accident pilot prior to the event.
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