# Incident 19960827031759I: Amtr GLASAIRIIRG, Gainesville, FL, August 27, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 1996, 10:12 local time
- Place: Gainesville, FL
- Airport: Gainesville Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6901° N, 82.2718° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GAINESVILLE RGNL (GNV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6901&lon=-82.2718&mi=10
- Aircraft: N227TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N227TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hawkins Thomas A GLASAIR SH2 FT (registry code 0569111, https://openairdocs.org/model/hawkins-thomas-a-glasair-sh2-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIIRG
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 70 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960827031759I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 24 AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FT. IN THE AIR THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH AND LOSE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED STRAIGHT AHEAD IN THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT. FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. POST INVESTIGATION BY A LICENSED MECHANIC REVEALED A DIRT DOBBER NEST IN THE CARBURETOR INLET. ON TAKE OFF IT WAS INJESTED INTO THE CARBURETOR CAUSING THE ENGINE TO LOSE POWER. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N227TH (1)

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

- [Incident 19970630024029I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970630024029I), Jun 30, 1997: Amtr GLASAIRIII (N227TH), Archer, FL, Minor damage. During taxi on rough grass runway. Nose wheel fell into gopher hole. Damaged prop and nose gear.

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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