# Accident 19991230042089A: Amtr GLASAIRSHA, Ruidoso, NM, December 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 1999, 12:00 local time
- Place: Ruidoso, NM
- Airport: Sierra Blanca Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3507° N, 105.6810° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3507&lon=-105.6810&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1190D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1190D-2000-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Price Omer D SHA GLASAIR (registry code 05691BM, https://openairdocs.org/model/price-omer-d-sha-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRSHA
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,866 total, 900 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991230042089A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, THE ENGINE 'STARTED CUTTING OUT AND WAS NOT DEVELOPING ENOUGH POWER TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE.' THE PILOT MADE A SHALLOW RIGHT TURN AND LANDED ON A NEW CROSSWIND RUNWAY WHICH WAS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION.  THE RUNWAY WAS COVERED WITH SNOW, AND SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE 'MOTOR CAUGHT AND I BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN.'  DURING THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED FOOT HIGH GRAVEL PILES, AND NOSED OVER.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HE HAD BEEN GETTING 'SOME WATER' FROM HIS FUEL TANK SUMP CHECKS OVER THE PREVIOUS TWO MONTHS.                                     (-23)ON DECEMBER 30, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 MST, N1190D, A GLASAIR I WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE WHEN IT IMPACED THE GROUND AND NOSED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF POWER DURING TAKE-OFF FROM SIERRA BLANCA REGIONAL AIRPORT, RUIDOSO, NM, RUNWAY 24.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL PLEASURE FLIGHT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 DEN00LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN00LA034), Dec 30, 1999: Price Glasair 1-RG (N1190D), Ruidoso, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to perform an adequate preflight, and the subsequent partial power loss as a result of water contamination in the fuel. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for a forced…

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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