# Accident 20050619014879A: Swftms GC1A, Athens, TN, June 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Athens, TN
- Airport: Mcminn County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3972° N, 84.5625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3972&lon=-84.5625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Globe GC-1A (registry code 9230102, https://openairdocs.org/model/globe-gc-1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SWFTMS GC1A
- Reported engine: CONT C85*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,031 total, 32 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619014879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT HAD NOT FLOWN IN 90 DAYS. WHILE ATTEMPTING THE FIRST LANDING OF THIS FLIGHT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLARED TOO HIGH, AT AN ALTITUDE NOW ESTIMATED TO BE 15 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE WAS AT AN EXTREMELY SLOW AIRSPEED, HE LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED THE RUNWAY ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE ULTIMATELY CAME TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY. THE DAMAGE DONE TO THE AIRPLANE DUE TO THE HARD LANDING WAS CONFINED TO THE CENTER SECTION OF THE WING.

## 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 ATL05CA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA119), Jun 19, 2005: Globe GC-1B (N10KS), Athens, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted 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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