# Accident 19950122000659A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Boynton Beach, FL, January 22, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1995, 14:10 local time
- Place: Boynton Beach, FL
- Airport: Willis Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5104° N, 80.1505° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5104&lon=-80.1505&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300FF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300FF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dobson Richard GLASAIR III (registry code 05622AD, https://openairdocs.org/model/dobson-richard-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950122000659A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA95LA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA061), Jan 22, 1995: Glassair III (N300FF), Boynton Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: a violent shimmy of the nose gear for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in an on-ground loss of directional control and a subsequent nose over.

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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