# Accident 20020808024589A: Amtr GLASTAR, Anchorage, AK, August 8, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Flying Crown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1067° N, 149.8644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1067&lon=-149.8644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62849, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62849-2003-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Williamson Herbert Brian GLASTAR (registry code 05605E3, https://openairdocs.org/model/williamson-herbert-brian-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020808024589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 13, WHICH HAS A GRASSSURFACE, WITH A WIND FROM THE EAST. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT OFF TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION HAD NO EFFECT, THE AIRCRAFT HIT SOME SHRUBS AND A CHAIN LINK FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, THE RIGHT WING TIP, AILERON, AND THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.

## 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 ANC02LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02LA124), Aug 8, 2002: Williamson GlaStar (N62849), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors in the accident were the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, and the…

## Other reports on N62849 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030613012319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030613012319A), Jun 13, 2003: Amtr GLASTAR (N62849), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot was attempting to land on runway 31. After a hard landing and bouncing back into the air, the pilot attempted a go around. The aircraft veered…

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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