# Accident 20051029027259A: Glaser DG300, California City, CA, October 29, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2005, 14:58 local time
- Place: California City, CA
- Airport: California City Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1531° N, 118.0139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1531&lon=-118.0139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30AS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30AS-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glaser Dirks DG 300 (registry code 3802509, https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASER DG300
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 692 total, 394 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051029027259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 29, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1458 HOURS PDT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N30AS, A DG300 SINGLE PLACE EXPERIMENTAL GLIDER, APPROACHED RUNWAY 6 AT CALIFORNIA CITY AIRPORT (L71), CALIFORNIA CITY, CALIFORNIA, OVERSHOT THE ENTIRE RUNWAY AND INTENTIONALLY GROUND LOOPED TO AVOID A SIX FOOT HIGH EARTH BERM BEYOND THE EAST END OF THE RUNWAY. THE GLIDER SUSTAINED DAMAGE AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX06CA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA021), Oct 29, 2005: Dirks Glaser DG-300 (N30AS), California City, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent retraction of the gear and failure to deploy the spoilers, and his subsequent failure to attain a proper touchdown point.

## Other reports on N30AS (1)

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

- [Accident 20100731040309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100731040309A), Jul 31, 2010: Glaser Dirk DG 300 (N30AS), Morgan, UT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The aircraft impacted the ground at a high angle. This was indicated by the surrounding trees and shrubs that showed no damage around the accident site. The…

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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