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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Amtr GLASAIR III · Gilmer, TX · November 22, 2000

Date: November 22, 2000 · 16:36 local
Place: Gilmer, TX
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N462SH
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW01FA023
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiii
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1

N462SHRegistration cancelled Apr 12, 2001 · Hall Scott GLASAIR IIIS/N 3320 Airframe modelHall Scott GLASAIR III

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What happened

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(-23)Witnesses observed the airplane make a south to north high speed pass over the Gilmer-upshire county airport's runway at about 100 feet AGL. At the north end of the runway, it nosed up to an approx. 20 degree climb. At approx. 1000-1500 feet AGL, the airplane began a right roll manuever. After it rolled through inverted, there was a "noticeable hesitation". By this time the airplane had "dropped to a nose low attitude". The airplane disappeared behind the trees while in an approximate 40-60 degree bank and 45-degree nose low attitude. After disappearing behind the trees, the sound of the airplane's engine "stopped abruptly". The airplane impacted the ground in a residential backyard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE MAKE A SOUTH TO NORTH HIGH SPEED PASS OVER THE GILMER-UPSHIRE COUNTY AIRPORT'S RUNWAY AT ABOUT 100 FEET AGL. AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY, IT NOSED UP TO AN APPROX. 20 DEGREE CLIMB. AT APPROX. 1000-1500 FEET AGL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A RIGHT ROLL MANUEVER. AFTER IT ROLLED THROUGH INVERTED, THERE WAS A "NOTICEABLE HESITATION". BY THIS TIME THE AIRPLANE HAD "DROPPED TO A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE". THE AIRPLANE DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREES WHILE IN AN APPROXIMATE 40-60 DEGREE BANK AND 45-DEGREE NOSE LOW ATTITUDE. AFTER DISAPPEARING BEHIND THE TREES, THE SOUND OF THE AIRPLANE'S ENGINE "STOPPED ABRUPTLY". THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A RESIDENTIAL BACKYARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW01FA023Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportGilmer, TXthe pilot's performance of aerobatic maneuvers at a low altitude and his failure to maintain aircraft control. A contributing factor was the pilot's lack of aerobatic experience.Nov 22, 2000 · Destroyed

Other reports on N462SH · 1

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

Incident 19991205035189IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Mesquite, TX(-23) On landing at Mesquite, TX the nose wheel came off due to shear elastic stop nut becoming loose and falling off.Dec 5, 1999 · Minor damage