# Accident 19960802026019A: Amtr GLASSGOOSE, Aubrey, TX, August 2, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1996, 12:30 local time
- Place: Aubrey, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2999° N, 96.9794° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2999&lon=-96.9794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96GG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96GG-2021-01-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Scott Thomas W GLASS GOOSE (registry code 05603KX, https://openairdocs.org/model/scott-thomas-w-glass-goose) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASSGOOSE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA331) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960802026019A

## Narrative

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

LOWER RIGHT FLAPERON FATLED. DEPARTED HOMEBUILT. NOSED OVER LANDING IN FARM FIELD. (-23) LOWER RIGHT FLAPPERON FAILED AT 1800 FT. MSL AND WAS PARTIALLY CONNECTED TO THE LOWER RIGHT WING. AT 500 AGL THE FAILED PART OF THE LOWER RIGHT FLAPPERON DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN A FARM FIELD AND PLOWED A 100 YARD SCAR BEFORE RESTING INVERTED.

## 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 FTW96LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA331), Aug 2, 1996: Scott Glass Goose (N96GG), Aubrey, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The owner/builder's design change resulting in in-flight flutter of the flaperon, which led to the fuel tank rupture and separation of the flaperon.

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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