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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Glasairiii · Apalachicola, FL · June 30, 1996

Date
June 30, 1996 · 10:45 local
Place
Apalachicola, FL
Airport
St George Island Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N16CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA96LA172
Reported as
Amtr Glasairiii
Reported engine
Lycoming IO360A3B6
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
900 total350 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Reported downdraft on final. Landed short. Hit runway lip shearing nose gear. Glasair had larger engine installed.

As the FAA filed it

REPORTED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. LANDED SHORT. HIT RUNWAY LIP SHEARING NOSE GEAR. GLASAIR HAD LARGER ENGINE INSTALLED.

NTSB investigation

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