# Incident 19980425023229I: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Buffalo, NY, April 25, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1998, 19:50 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Greater Buffalo International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8864° N, 78.8784° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Buffalo, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8864&lon=-78.8784&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2XZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2XZ-2011-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Reed Philip L III GLASAIR III SH-3R (registry code 05691CQ, https://openairdocs.org/model/reed-philip-l-iii-glasair-iii-sh-3r) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,553 total, 3,550 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425023229I

## Narrative

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

DIVERTED TO RUNWAY 32. FORGOT TO EXTEND GEAR. PROPS STRUCK RUNWAY AND BELLY TOUCHED. WENT AROUND. LANDED UNEVENTFUL.

## Other reports on N2XZ (2)

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

- [Accident 20101023050789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101023050789A), Oct 23, 2010: Reed Philip GLASAIR III (N2XZ), Corona, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft impacted the ground at a 60 degree nose down angle on the bank of lake matthews, riverside county,CA
- [Incident 19910712047872I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910712047872I), Jul 12, 1991: Amtr GLASAIR (N2XZ), Arlington, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft in formation takeoff. N42MA wing tip contacted with N2XZ wing tip. N2XZ returned without incident.

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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