# Accident 20060828017829A: Glaser DG300, Truckee, CA, August 28, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2006, 17:00 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Airport: Truckee-Tahoe Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3200° N, 120.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3200&lon=-120.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glaser Dirks DG 300 (registry code 3802509, https://openairdocs.org/model/glaser-dirks-dg-300) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASER DG300
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 15 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA278) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060828017829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELEASED BY THE NTSB BEFORE THE FAA INVESTIGATION COULD BE COMPLETED. THE PILOT STATED HE WAS FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 HOURS AND EXPERIENCED A SEVERE HEADACHE. THE PILOT STATED HE BELIEVED HE WAS HYPOXIC. ON APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT MISJUDGED HIS POSITION AND ALTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED OFF-RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED A MALFUNCTION OCCURRED WITH THE OXYGEN SYSTEM. THE RELEASE OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO VALIDATE THE OPINION PROVIDED BY THE PILOT. THE PILOT RESIDES IN GERMANY AND DOES NOT HAVE A ZIP CODE FOR THE DATA FIELD CONTAINED IN #31 ABOVE. AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT, THE AIRFRAME HOURS WERE UNABLE TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 LAX06CA278](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA278), Aug 28, 2006: Glaser Dirks DG 300 (N302N), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing approach that led to a runway overshoot. A contributing factor was the pilot's hypoxic condition.

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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