# Accident 20000507004359A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Burbank, CA, May 7, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: May 7, 2000, 13:07 local time - Place: Burbank, CA - Airport: Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airp - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.2007° N, 118.3587° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2007&lon=-118.3587&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1ML, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1ML) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Mccoy Paul GLASAIR III (registry code 056559C, https://openairdocs.org/model/mccoy-paul-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540-K1G5 (registry code 41674, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-k1g5) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII - Reported engine: LYC IO540* - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 6,837 total, 80 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA184) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000507004359A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A TELEPHONE POLE IN APPROACH TO WHITEMAN AIRPARK, THE CONTINUED FLIGHT TO BURBANK (BUR) AIRPORT WHERE HE LANDED AND COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIALDAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING. THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AFTER COLLISON WITH THE TELEPHONE POLE, SO HIS LANDING AT BUR WAS ON THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR ONLY, AND HE VEERED OFFF THE RUNWAY, CAUSING THE REMAINING LANDING GEAR TO COLLAPSE. A SECTION 44709 REEXAMINATION LETTER WAS FORWARDED TO THIS PILOT AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. (.4)ON MAY 7, 2000, AT 1307 HOURS PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, AN AMATEUR BUILT MCCOY GLASAIR III AIRPLANE, N1ML, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AND IT COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN WHILE LANDING AT THE BURBANK, CALIFORNIA, AIRPORT. THE EXPERIMENTAL AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PILOT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, ORIGINATED AT THE WHITEMAN AIRPORT, PACOIMA, CALIFORNIA, AT AN UNSPECIFIED TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PI LOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 12 AT WHITEMAN. ON FINAL APPROACH, HE EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT AND THE AIRPLANE DROPPED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET. HE ADDED POWER TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND, BUT WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ALTITUDE. THE PILOT HEARD A "THUD" AND REALIZED THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HAD STRUCK A TELEPHONE POLE AND HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRPLANE. HE PERFORMED A LOW APPROACH BY THE AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER (ATCT) AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT HIS RIGHT LANDING GEAR WAS MISSING. HE THEN REQUESTED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE BURBANK AIRPORT (APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES SOUTHEAST) DUE TO THE AVAILABILITY OF ARFF PERSONNEL. AFTER PERFORMING A LOW APPROACH, FOR BURBANK ATCT TO OBSERVE THE DAMAGE, THE PILOT WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 15. ON THE LANDING ROLL THE REMAINING LANDIGN GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE RIGHT WING. REVIEW OF THE AVIATION SURFACE OBSERVATIONS FOR THE HOUR BEFORE AND AFTER THE ACCIDENT REVEALED WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AT 7 KNOTS. NO UNUSUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WERE REPORTED. ## 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 LAX00LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA184), May 7, 2000: McCoy Glasair III (N1ML), Burbank, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain a proper glidepath, which resulted in a collision with a power pole and damage to the landing 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.