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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Glasairiii · Worden, MT · April 21, 2006

Date: April 21, 2006 · 16:30 local
Place: Worden, MT
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N27EP
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA06CA080
Reported as: Amtr Glasairiii
Reported engine: Lycoming IO540K1G5D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,800 total830 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N27EPRegistration cancelled Oct 11, 2011 · Pitrolo Edward R GL-25 STD HMLTN GLASS/N 3027 · Built 1994 Airframe modelPitrolo Edward R GL-25 STD HMLTN GLAS Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot states this was the first flight after installing a new glass cockpit and adding a second electronic ignition system. After 1.5 hours of flight the circuit breakers for both electronic ignition systems popped and could not be reset. The pilot completed an emergency landing into a wionte wheat field collapsing the gear system damaging the fuselage and wholeing the leading edge of the left wing at the tip.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATES THIS WAS THE FIRST FLIGHT AFTER INSTALLING A NEW GLASS COCKPIT AND ADDING A SECOND ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM. AFTER 1.5 HOURS OF FLIGHT THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR BOTH ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEMS POPPED AND COULD NOT BE RESET. THE PILOT COMPLETED AN EMERGENCY LANDING INTO A WIONTE WHEAT FIELD COLLAPSING THE GEAR SYSTEM DAMAGING THE FUSELAGE AND WHOLEING THE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING AT THE TIP.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB SEA06CA080Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWorden, MTThe loss of engine power due to failure of both electronic ignition systems. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.Apr 21, 2006 · Substantial damage