# Incident 19871017074179I: Amtr GLASAIR, Danbury, CT, October 17, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1987, 12:30 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3715° N, 73.4822° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANBURY MUNI (DXR), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3715&lon=-73.4822&mi=10
- Aircraft: N115JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N115JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcewen Dick L GLASAIR (registry code 05655QM, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcewen-dick-l-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 50 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871017074179I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CROSSWIND LANDING. HOLDING TOO MUCH BRAKE PRESSURE. POWER APPLIED TOO LATE. WOODEN PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND.

## Other reports on N115JL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20111021024299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111021024299I), Oct 21, 2011: Mcewen Dick L GLASAIR (N115JL), Blountville, TN, Minor damage. Pilot landed fast and aircraft bounced. On third bounce, aircraft nose gear collapsed.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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