# Accident 20020811017479A: Amtr GLASAIRIISTD, Laconia, NH, August 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2002, 12:55 local time
- Place: Laconia, NH
- Airport: Laconia Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5725° N, 71.4189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5725&lon=-71.4189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55RK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55RK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Menzies David R GLASAIR II S/TD (registry code 05628E3, https://openairdocs.org/model/menzies-david-r-glasair-ii-s-td) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIISTD
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020811017479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER COMPLETING A SHORT LOCAL FLIGHT, PILOT RETURNED TO LACONIA AIRPORT (LCI) FOR TOUCH AND GO'S. ON FIRST LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED IN THE THREE POINT LANDING ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE BEGAN TURNING TO THE RIGHT AND PILOT ADDED POWER TO RECOVER. THIS APPEARED TO AGGRAVATE THE RIGHT TURN AND RIGHT LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED AFTER CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT LOOPED AROUND ON ITS RIGHT SIDE COMING TO REST AFTER COMPLETING AN APPROXIMATE 180 DEGREE GROUND LOOP.

## 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 IAD02LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA083), Aug 11, 2002: Menzies Glassair II (N55RK), Laconia, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and his failure to maintain directional control.

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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