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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Amtr Glastar · Wenatchee, WA · June 10, 2008

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Date
June 10, 2008 · 15:05 local
Place
Wenatchee, WA
Airport
Hoverhawk Ranch
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1935C
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX08CA176
Reported as
Amtr Glastar
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A3A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,800 total180 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) On Tuesday 6-10-08 at approximately 3:00 pm PDT time, mr. privacy data omitted, PIC and sole occupant, departed pangborn memorial airport (eat)in his amateur-built Glastar aircraft (N1935C), followed by a planned landing at nearby Hoverhawk Ranch private airstrip (WN17), 6NM sw of the departure point. According to the pilot's testimony, he flew a shallow final at 50-55 KTS and then 10 feet from landing added power and touched down firmly in a full stall, yawed to the right, and bounced. He then over-corrected with left rudder, and bounced right again. He pulled the throttle to idle and the mixture to cutoff, headed left towards the turnaround area and impacted a rock pile near the end of the runway, where upon the aircrafts right landing gear impacted a large rock and separated from the aircraft. The aircraft spun 90 degrees to the right before coming to a full stop. There were no known witnesses present at the time of the accident and no reported pre or post crash fire involved.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON TUESDAY 6-10-08 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 PM PDT TIME, MR. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, PIC AND SOLE OCCUPANT, DEPARTED PANGBORN MEMORIAL AIRPORT (EAT)IN HIS AMATEUR-BUILT GLASTAR AIRCRAFT (N1935C), FOLLOWED BY A PLANNED LANDING AT NEARBY HOVERHAWK RANCH PRIVATE AIRSTRIP (WN17), 6NM SW OF THE DEPARTURE POINT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S TESTIMONY, HE FLEW A SHALLOW FINAL AT 50-55 KTS AND THEN 10 FEET FROM LANDING ADDED POWER AND TOUCHED DOWN FIRMLY IN A FULL STALL, YAWED TO THE RIGHT, AND BOUNCED. HE THEN OVER-CORRECTED WITH LEFT RUDDER, AND BOUNCED RIGHT AGAIN. HE PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE AND THE MIXTURE TO CUTOFF, HEADED LEFT TOWARDS THE TURNAROUND AREA AND IMPACTED A ROCK PILE NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE UPON THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT LANDING GEAR IMPACTED A LARGE ROCK AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A FULL STOP. THERE WERE NO KNOWN WITNESSES PRESENT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO REPORTED PRE OR POST CRASH FIRE INVOLVED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX08CA176Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWenatchee, WAThe pilot's failure to initiate a timely go-around after the first bounce.Jun 10, 2008 · Substantial damage