# Accident 20060916019969A: Amtr GLASAIRIISRG, Rockford, ID, September 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2006, 14:00 local time
- Place: Rockford, ID
- Airport: Rockford Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1903° N, 112.5319° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1903&lon=-112.5319&mi=10
- Aircraft: N183TA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N183TA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Amorde Tom GLASAIR II S RG (registry code 056104W, https://openairdocs.org/model/amorde-tom-glasair-ii-s-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIISRG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060916019969A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS IS A PRELIMINARY REPORT. WHEN THE REMAINDER OF THE RELEVANT FACTS BECOME KNOWN, AN AMENDED REPORT WILL BE FILED. (-23 AMENDMENT) THE PILOT WAS IFR ENROUTE FROM BOZEMAN (KBZN), MONTANA TO OAKLAND (KOAK), CALIFORNIA ON SEPTEMBER 16, 2006. HE WAS CRUISING AT 15,000 MSL. HE WAS IN AND OUT OF IMC. HE NOTICED HIS LEFT FUEL CAP WAS MISSING AND ASKED FOR A LOWER ALTITUDE. ICE WAS PROGRESSIVELY ACCUMULATING ON THE AIRCRAFT AS HE WAS DESCENDING TO LOWER ALTITUDES. SHORTLY AFTER THAT HIS AIRSPEED DROPPED TO ZERO, THE ANGLE OF ATTACK INDICATOR FROZE AND HE BEGAN TO RECEIVE VERBAL WARNINGS REGARDING HIS ANGLE OF ATTACK AND THE AIRCRAFT'S LANDING GEAR. AT 8,000 FEET THE VERBAL WARNINGS CEASED AND HE WAS CLEARED TO TWIN FALLS, IDAHO (KTWF) AIRPORT. FUEL WAS NOW VENTING AT A GOOD RATE FROM THE LEFT TANK AND HE REQUESTED INFO FOR THE NEAREST AIRPORT AND WAS TOLD ABOUT ROCKFORD, IDAHO. HE THEN PROCEEDED TO LAND THERE. AT 5 FEET AGL THE AIRPLANE SUDDENLY PITCHED DOWN AND IT STRUCK THE GROUND DESPITE THE PILOT ADDING FULL POWER TO ARREST THE ALTITUDE LOSS. THE AIRPLANE THEN BOUNCED AND SLID OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP WITH THE LEFT WING                           ON THE GROUND, THE RIGHT WING UP, SITTING UPRIGHT. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS COLLAPSED; THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS PARTIALLY COLLAPSED. THE PROPELLER HAD STRUCK THE GROUND WITH BOTH TIPS SLIGHTLY BENT AND THE NOSE WHEEL IN PLACE. THIS IS A FINAL REPORT.

## 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 SEA06CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA192), Sep 16, 2006: Amorde Glasair II-S RG (N183TA), Rockford, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. A contributing factor was gusty winds.

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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