# Accident 20010516011789A: Brault Robert G MD GLASAIR SH2F, Green Bay, WI, May 16, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Green Bay, WI
- Airport: Austin Straubel Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4802° N, 87.8904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4802&lon=-87.8904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1490-2002-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brault Robert G MD GLASAIR SH2F (registry code 056557Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/brault-robert-g-md-glasair-sh2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010516011789A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON MAY 16, 2001, AT 1100 CST A GLASAIR SH2F, N1490, IMPACTED THE GROUND AFTER INITIATING A TIGHT LEFT TURN DURING FINAL APPROACH TO GREEN BAY, WI. THE PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY THE OWNER THE PILOT AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL PREVAILED AT THE TIME.                                                   (.19)ON MAY 16, 2001, AT 1105 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, AN EXPERIMENTAL BRAULT GLASAIR SH2F, N1490, WAS DESTROYED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND DURING A GO-AROUND MANEUVER. THE PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE 14 PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED THE AUSTIN STRAUBLE AIRPORT (GRB), GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, AT 1056 ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE HAD TURNED BASE TO FINAL WHEN IT WAS GIVEN INSTRUCTIONS TO DO A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT REQUESTED A 360 DEGREE TURN INSTEAD WHICH WAS SUBSEQUENTLY AUTHORIZED BY ATC. THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED 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 CHI01LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA138), May 16, 2001: Brault Glasair SH2F (N1490), Green Bay, WI, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot allowed the airspeed to get too low and inadvertently stalled the airplane.

## Other reports on N1490 (1)

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

- [Accident 19910411010089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910411010089A), Apr 11, 1991: Amtr GLASAIR (N1490), Green Bay, WI, Substantial damage. Unported fuel during acrobatic flight on climbout. Struck wires on forced landing. Low fuel state caused unporting.

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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