# Accident 20080119012539A: Amtr GLASTAR, Vacaville, CA, January 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 2008, 13:53 local time
- Place: Vacaville, CA
- Airport: Nut Tree
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3778° N, 121.9617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3778&lon=-121.9617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N248DW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N248DW-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waltermire Richard D GLASTAR (registry code 0561459, https://openairdocs.org/model/waltermire-richard-d-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080119012539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE OWNER REQUESTED THAT THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CHARGE THE BATTERY ON HIS AIRCRAFT. A GROUP OF GENTLEMEN HELPED START THE AIRCRAFT BY JUMPING THE BATTERY AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT ALONG FOR THE RIDE TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY TO RUN THE AIRCRAFT UP. AFTER THE RUNUP THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DECIDED TO FLY THE AIRCRAFT ALTHOUGH HE DID NOT HAVE A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TOOK OFF AND DID ONE STALL OUTSIDE OF THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC AREA. HE RETURNED AND CONDUCTED TWO TO THREE LANDINGS WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TALKING HIM THROUGH THE LANDINGS. ON THE LAST LANDING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS HEARD ON THE COMMON FREQ YELLING "RIGHT RUDDER." THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON ONE LANDING GEAR THEN WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAUGHT FIRE.

## 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 LAX08CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA048), Jan 19, 2008: Waltermire Glastar (N248DW), Vacaville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing and a lack of experience in conventional gear airplanes.

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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