# Accident 20060504007759A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Daytona Beach, FL, May 4, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2006, 17:28 local time
- Place: Daytona Beach, FL
- Airport: Spruce Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.0803° N, 81.0467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0803&lon=-81.0467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N317PS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N317PS-2008-04-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Norris Christopher GLASAIR III (registry code 056123O, https://openairdocs.org/model/norris-christopher-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 125 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA06LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060504007759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS THE PILOT TURNED BASE FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT SPRUCE CREEK AIRPORT HE LOST ENGINE POWER AND WAS NOT ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. AT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET OFF THE GROUND THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE FLAPS WERE SET AT 10 DEGREES DURING LANDING. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE TRIED TO RESTART THE ENGINE BUT WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL.

## 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 MIA06LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA06LA104), May 4, 2006: Christopher Norris Glasair III (N317PS), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while turning towards the runway after experiencing a partial loss of engine power, resulting in an uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with…

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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