# Incident 19981108041809I: Mcclintock Willie N GLASAIR SH-2, Detroit, MI, November 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1998, 19:00 local time
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N165WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N165WM-2008-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcclintock Willie N GLASAIR SH-2 (registry code 05655LH, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcclintock-willie-n-glasair-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981108041809I

## Narrative

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

(-5)AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TAKEOFF LOST CONTROL AND HIT SIGN. THERE WERE NO INJURIES THE PILOT WAS GETTING TAIL DRAGGING EXPERIENCE FROM INSTRUCTOR WHEN INCIDENT OCCURED.

## Other reports on N165WM (2)

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

- [Accident 20051029032039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051029032039A), Oct 29, 2005: Mcclin GLASAIRII (N165WM), Port Huron, MI, Destroyed. (-23) Upon landing rwy 28 at kphn, the pilot [privacy data omitted] lost control of glasair SH-2 N165WM and impacted ground near fuel ramp and was engulfed in…
- [Incident 19880717043129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880717043129I), Jul 17, 1988: Amtr GLASAIR (N165WM), Billings, MT, Minor damage. Left gear leg failed during a right crosswind landing. Exceeded crosswind component and created a side load on 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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