# Incident 19980421009839I: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Carlsbad, CA, April 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1998, 07:20 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, CA
- Airport: Mcclellan-Palomar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1283° N, 117.2801° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC CLELLAN-PALOMAR (CRQ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1283&lon=-117.2801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sherman Craig W GLASAIR III (registry code 056056N, https://openairdocs.org/model/sherman-craig-w-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 IO540K1B5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,886 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980421009839I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 21, 1998, MR. CRAIG W. WILLIAMS, PILOT IN COMMAND OF GLASSAIR HOMBUILT N17S, DEPARTED CRQ ON A REPOSITIONING FLIGHT. FOLLOWING TAKE OFF THE PIC STATED THAT ENGINE THROTTLE COMMANDS FAILED TO RESPOND. N17S RETURNED TO CRQ, FOR LANDING. DURING THE ENSUING HIGH SPEED LANDING ROLL-OUT, SIDE LOAD FORCES COLLAPSED N17S NOSE GEAR, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE PIC. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THROTTLE CABLE END ATTACHMENT HARDWARE HAD SEPARATED FROM THE THROTTLE BODY. MALFUNCTION OR DEFECT FORM 8010-4 SUBMITTED. THIS INCIDENT DID NOT INVOLVE A PILOT DEVIATION OR NMAC.

## Other reports on N17S (2)

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

- [Accident 20110903019789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110903019789A), Sep 3, 2011: Sherman Craig W GLASAIR III (N17S), Kanab, UT, Substantial damage. On approach to Kanab, runway one, when the pilot touched down he noticed a vibration and the aircraft veered to the left. The aircraft left the runway and came…
- [Incident 20040616011679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040616011679I), Jun 16, 2004: Amtr GLASAIRIII (N17S), Fallbrook, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Acft on VFR enroute from shafter-minter field (mit) to palomar airport (crq). On descent to crq at approximately 1900 ft. aircraft was traveling at…

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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