# Accident 20040611015119A: Amtr GLASTAR, Lancaster, TX, June 11, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2004, 19:45 local time
- Place: Lancaster, TX
- Airport: Lancaster Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5792° N, 96.7189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5792&lon=-96.7189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106WR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106WR-2012-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ruehle William H GLASTAR (registry code 05606WR, https://openairdocs.org/model/ruehle-william-h-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,220 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040611015119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 11, 2004 @ 1945 CST, A RUEHLE WILLIAMS H., GLASTAR, N106WR SUFFERED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 AT THE LANCASTER AIRPORT IN LANCASTER, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS BUILT, IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY WILLIAM H. RUEHLE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR, PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE, PROP STRIKE AND LEFT WING DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW04CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA161), Jun 12, 2004: Ruehle Glastar (N106WR), Lancaster, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.

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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