Accident Ruehle Glastar N106WR,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 178408
 
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Date:Friday 11 June 2004
Time:19:45
Type:Silhouette image of generic GLST model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ruehle Glastar
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: N106WR
MSN: 5181
Total airframe hrs:7 hours
Engine model:Subaru CF4-20T
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Category:Accident
Location:Lancaster Airport (LNC), near Lancaster, Texas -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Lancaster, TX
Destination airport:
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
The 3,220-hour pilot reported that the nose gear collapsed during a hard landing on runway 13. The nose landing gear collapsed and the nose of the airplane impacted the runway. Runway 13 was reported as a 5,000-foot long by 100-foot wide asphalt runway.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.

Accident investigation:
cover
  
Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: FTW04CA161
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040629X00879&key=1

Location

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Aug-2015 12:19 Noro Added
21-Dec-2016 19:30 ASN Update Bot Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]
07-Dec-2017 18:05 ASN Update Bot Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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