# Incident 19960505009399I: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Dallas, TX, May 5, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1996, 14:00 local time
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Redbird Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N729RS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729RS-2012-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Swiezy Roman A GLASAIR SHA (registry code 05655RS, https://openairdocs.org/model/swiezy-roman-a-glasair-sha) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 940 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960505009399I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT NOTICED ON DOWNWIND THAT HE HAD A LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESS. HE CALLED RDB TOWER FOR CONFIRMATION OF THE LANDING GEAR. ON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING. NO OTHER DAMAGE NOTED. NO INJURIES. THIS INVESTIGATION CLOSED.

## Other reports on N729RS (1)

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

- [Accident 20101119052749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101119052749A), Nov 19, 2010: Swiezy Roma GLASAIR SHA (N729RS), North Little Ro, AR, Substantial damage. On November 19, 2010, at 1630 CST, a glasair, N729RSPILOTED by [privacy data omitted], experienced a collapse of all 3 landing gear during an attempted…

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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