# Accident 20080426835989A: Ervin SHAGLASAIR, Elk Creek, CA, April 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2008, 10:30 local time
- Place: Elk Creek, CA
- Airport: Diamond M Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5703° N, 122.6042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5703&lon=-122.6042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41SS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41SS-2010-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Ervin Donald E SHA GLASAIR (registry code 05655MT, https://openairdocs.org/model/ervin-donald-e-sha-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ERVIN SHAGLASAIR
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 708 total, 56 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080426835989A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT THE AIRPORT.  PILOT FAILED TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE LACK OF GROUND EFFECT FROM A GRASS RUNWAY.  DURING A TOUCH AND GO PILOT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO GO AROUND DUE TO RISING TERRAIN AND ELECTED TO CRASH AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AHEAD.  AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT AND HIS PASSENGER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 LAX08CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA123), Apr 26, 2008: Ervin SHA Glasair (N41SS), Elk Creek, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, and failure to attain and maintain an adquate airspeed during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was…

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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