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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Amtr GLASAIR III · Belen, NM · July 30, 2004

Date: July 30, 2004 · 19:00 local
Place: Belen, NM
Airport: Alexander Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N30SX
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiii
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 820 total5 in this make and model45 in the last 90 days

N30SXRegistered now · Meredith / Ore GLASAIR IIIS/N 3025 · Built 1992 Airframe modelMeredith / Ore GLASAIR III Engine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On July 30, 2004, at 1900 MDT, an amateur-built glasair iii, N30SX, owned by michael noonan, landed gear up at the Belen Alexander Municipal Airport, Belen, new Mexico, while on a cross country flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and an IFR flight plan had been filed for the cross country portion of the flight, but had been cancelled prior to the arrival at the airport. The aircraft received minor damage and the commercially certificated pilot was not injured. The flight originated at falcon field, mesa, Arizona, on July 30, 2004, at 1645 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 30, 2004, AT 1900 MDT, AN AMATEUR-BUILT GLASAIR III, N30SX, OWNED BY MICHAEL NOONAN, LANDED GEAR UP AT THE BELEN ALEXANDER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, BELEN, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE CROSS COUNTRY PORTION OF THE FLIGHT, BUT HAD BEEN CANCELLED PRIOR TO THE ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE COMMERCIALLY CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT FALCON FIELD, MESA, ARIZONA, ON JULY 30, 2004, AT 1645 MDT.