# Accident 20060507011069A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Chicago/Aurora, IL, May 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2006, 13:48 local time
- Place: Chicago/Aurora, IL
- Airport: Aurora Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7719° N, 88.4756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7719&lon=-88.4756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Helmetag Roy W GLASSAIR III (registry code 05605I7, https://openairdocs.org/model/helmetag-roy-w-glassair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC TIO540*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 400 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060507011069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 AT AURORA AIRPORT (ARR), AURORA, IL. PILOT STATED THAT HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO ROTATION. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE RUNWAY WAS SHORT AND ADDED BACK PRESSURE TO TAKE WEIGHT OFF THE NOSEWHEEL. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE DID NOT HOLD THE AIRCRAFT ALONG THE CENTERLINE AND COUPLED WITH THE LEFT TURNING TENDENCY CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SKIDDED INTO GRASS AREA SOUTHEAST OF RUNWAY 18 AND RUNWAY 27 INTERSECTION.

## 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 CHI06CA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA126), May 7, 2006: Helmetag Glassair III (N26H), Aurora, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. A contributing factor was the airport sign impacted during the runway excursion.

## Other reports on N26H (1)

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

- [Incident 19990626022949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990626022949I), Jun 26, 1999: Amtr GLASAIRIII (N26H), Fulton, NY, Minor damage. (-23) On June 26, 1999, at 1730 EST, a glassair iii, N26H, s/n 3170, registered to Mr. Roy helmetag, lost engine power and landed the aircraft gear-up in a…

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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