Pilot Debrief

LANCAIR LEGACY 2000 near Los Angeles, CA — 2026-06-16

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Date
2026-06-16
Location
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Airport
WHP
Aircraft
LANCAIR LEGACY 2000
Registration
N84BZ
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
Minor
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

NTSB has not published a probable cause for this accident yet. Preliminary reports describe what happened; the cause is determined later, often 12–24 months after the event.

NTSB narrative

On June 16, 2026, about 0906 Pacific daylight time, an experimental amateur built Lancair Legacy 2000, N84BZ, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California. The pilot sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The airplane departed Lake Havasu City (HII) about 1 hour prior, following a route the pilot had taken multiple times before. He reported that the flight was operating under visual flight rules, and while descending into the Los Angeles Basin he encountered low cloud bases. He stated that the weather encounter increased his workload, and as he approached Whiteman Airport (WHP) he extended the landing gear and flaps at the same time, as part of his normal landing procedures, but he did not check the landing gear status lights. Just before touchdown, the tower controller transmitted to the pilot that the landing gear was still retracted. The pilot reached up to the landing gear switch and found that it was in the down position, but the landing gear status lights were not green. The pilot stated that he then applied full engine power to go-around, but the flaps had already struck the ground and were damaged such that they impinged aileron movement. Unable to maintain roll control, the airplane struck the airport boundary fence and came to rest in an adjacent airport parking lot. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the forward fuselage during the accident sequence. The airplane was recovered to a secure location for further examination.

Preliminary NTSB coding

  • Landing gear not configured · Landing-landing roll
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