# Accident 19990320046249A: Amtr GLASTAR, Lapeer, MI, March 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lapeer, MI
- Airport: Dupont-Lapeer Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0400° N, 83.3193° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0400&lon=-83.3193&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918V-2011-10-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Delong Harry V GLASTAR GS-1 (registry code 05603GJ, https://openairdocs.org/model/delong-harry-v-glastar-gs-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990320046249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING SHORT FINAL INTO RUNWAY 27 AT LAPEER DU PONT AIRPORT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ALTITUDE RAPIDLY AND STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY LANDED ON THE MAINS BUT BOUNCED AND LANDED AGAIN ON THE NOSE TIRE.  WHEN THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR WAS BENT BACK AND SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT, AND THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TUBULAR STRUCTURE IN THE CABIN AREA.  OTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED SHATTERING OF THE WINDSHIELD, EXHAUST TAILPIPE WAS BENT BACK, THE SPINNER WAS BROKEN, BOTH PROP BLADES WERE BENT AND THE COWLING WAS GOUGED.

## 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 CHI99LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA113), Mar 20, 1999: Delong Glastar GS-1 (N918V), Lapeer, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain compensation for wind conditions. Factors to the accident were the crosswind condition and the presence of trees along the runway.

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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