# Incident 20060617010599I: Amtr GLASAIRIISFT, Hamilton, MT, June 17, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2006, 11:30 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2572° N, 114.1238° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RAVALLI COUNTY (HRF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2572&lon=-114.1238&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8176J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8176J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weston James GLASAIR II S FT (registry code 05606WD, https://openairdocs.org/model/weston-james-glasair-ii-s-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIISFT
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 7 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617010599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKE-OFF ROLL, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKE-OFF, BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECTLY MANIPULATE THE VERNIER THROTTLE CONTROL. WHEN HE FINALLY RETARDED THE THROTTLE, THE AIRCRAFT HAD CROSSED A TAXIWAY, AND HAD GONE THROUGH AN IRRIGATION DITCH. THE DITCH SHEARED OFF THE LANDING GEAR, WHICH CAUSED A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N8176J (1)

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

- [Accident 20210529007059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210529007059A), May 29, 2021: Weston James GLASAIR II S FT (N8176J), Darby, MT, Destroyed. Pilot reported loss of oil pressure, attempted landing on a private grass strip. Approach speed was excessive, mid field without touching down, powered up to…

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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