# Incident 20030517009429I: Amtr GLASAIRIISRG, Portland, OR, May 17, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 2003, 09:30 local time
- Place: Portland, OR
- Airport: Portland/Hillsboro Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5421° N, 122.9507° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND-HILLSBORO (HIO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5421&lon=-122.9507&mi=10
- Aircraft: N193S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N193S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hudson Ralph A GL20 GLASAIR II SRG (registry code 05623UD, https://openairdocs.org/model/hudson-ralph-a-gl20-glasair-ii-srg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIISRG
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,009 total, 690 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030517009429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC/BUILDER MISADJUSTED THE AIRPLANE'S LANDING GEAR HYDRAULIC VALVE ON THE GROUND PRIOR TO FLIGHT. THE PIC/BUILDER CONDUCTED A TEST FLIGHT. HE CYCLED THE LANDING GEAR THREE TIMES IN FLIGHT. THE PIC/BUILDER NOTICED THAT THE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WAS INDICATING LOW AND NOT WITHIN LIMITS. THE PIC/BUILDER CLAIMED THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION PRIOR TO LANDING. UPON LANDING THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSING. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N193S (2)

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

- [Incident 20100601005149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100601005149I), Jun 1, 2010: Hudson Ralp GL20 GLASAI (N193S), Everett, WA, Minor damage. The [privacy data omitted]/pilot of this aircraft was performing touch and gos at pae when preparing for the second landing, he noticed that the he did not…
- [Incident 20030917024439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030917024439I), Sep 17, 2003: Amtr GLASAIRIISRG (N193S), Yakima, WA, Minor damage. (-23) The clevis end of the drive link on the left main landing gear failed, allowing the left main wheel to rotate and the landing gear to fail.

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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