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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Glaser DG-500MB · Richland, WA · July 28, 2002

Date: July 28, 2002 · 13:00 local
Place: Richland, WA
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N505JL
Reported as: Glaser DG500MB
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 994 total200 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

N505JLRegistered now · Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MBS/N 5E-187B3 · Built 1999 Airframe modelDg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) This aircraft is a motorized glider. The engine assembly is raised and lowered by a motorized linear. The jackscrew of the actuator failed and allowed the engine assembly and propeller to make an abrupt and uncommanded retraction while the aircraft was in cruise flight. A safety recommendatio n is planned and will be submitted to AIR-100.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS AIRCRAFT IS A MOTORIZED GLIDER. THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY IS RAISED AND LOWERED BY A MOTORIZED LINEAR. THE JACKSCREW OF THE ACTUATOR FAILED AND ALLOWED THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY AND PROPELLER TO MAKE AN ABRUPT AND UNCOMMANDED RETRACTION WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT. A SAFETY RECOMMENDATIO N IS PLANNED AND WILL BE SUBMITTED TO AIR-100.

Other reports on N505JL · 1

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

Accident 20120624012789ALanding: Approach · Richland, WA[privacy data omitted] Was completing his 90 day currency in the motor glider and on his final approach to runway 26 with the engine stowed at Richland, WA (rld) thought his altiude was a bit low and tried to move the spoiler lever to retract the spoilers,…Jun 24, 2012 · Substantial damage