19950122000659A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr GLASAIR III · Boynton Beach, FL · January 22, 1995

Date
January 22, 1995 · 14:10 local
Place
Boynton Beach, FL
Airport
Willis Gliderport
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N300FF
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA95LA061
Reported as
Amtr Glasairiii
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Nose gear shimmy. Swerved. Nosed over. No reason found for reported shimmy. Pilot lost control.

As the FAA filed it

NOSE GEAR SHIMMY. SWERVED. NOSED OVER. NO REASON FOUND FOR REPORTED SHIMMY. PILOT LOST CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.