# Accident 19910211002079A: Amtr GLASAIR, Lansing, MI, February 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 11, 1991, 15:15 local time
- Place: Lansing, MI
- Airport: Capital City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7904° N, 84.5894° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7904&lon=-84.5894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N270KT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N270KT-1991-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Huddleston D/Becktold D GLASAIR (registry code 0569135, https://openairdocs.org/model/huddleston-d-becktold-d-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,218 total, 153 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91DEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEM03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910211002079A

## Narrative

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

HAD PROBLEMS WITH GEAR IN FLIGHT. SHUT DOWN ENGINE ON FINAL RESULTING IN HARD IMPACT COLLAPSING GEAR.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91DEM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91DEM03), Feb 11, 1991: Huddleston/Becktold Glasair (N270KT), Lansing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI) TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED ON FINAL APPROACH TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT FOR LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LANDING GEAR MALFUNCTION, AND THE…

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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