# Incident 19880717043129I: Amtr GLASAIR, Billings, MT, July 17, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1988, 15:15 local time
- Place: Billings, MT
- Airport: Billings Logan International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8078° N, 108.5435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BILLINGS LOGAN INTL (BIL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8078&lon=-108.5435&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165WM-2008-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcclintock Willie N GLASAIR SH-2 (registry code 05655LH, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcclintock-willie-n-glasair-sh-2) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total, 300 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717043129I

## Narrative

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

LEFT GEAR LEG FAILED DURING A RIGHT CROSSWIND LANDING. EXCEEDED CROSSWIND COMPONENT AND CREATED A SIDE LOAD ON GEAR

## Other reports on N165WM (2)

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

- [Accident 20051029032039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051029032039A), Oct 29, 2005: Mcclin GLASAIRII (N165WM), Port Huron, MI, Destroyed. (-23) Upon landing rwy 28 at kphn, the pilot [privacy data omitted] lost control of glasair SH-2 N165WM and impacted ground near fuel ramp and was engulfed in…
- [Incident 19981108041809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981108041809I), Nov 8, 1998: N165WM, Detroit, MI, Minor damage. (-5)Aircraft was attempting takeoff lost control and hit sign. There were no injuries the pilot was getting tail dragging experience from instructor when…

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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