# Accident 20080816843409A: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Reno, NV, August 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2008, 07:50 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6672° N, 119.8761° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6672&lon=-119.8761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1YZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1YZ-2008-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rouse Jack G GLASAIR III (registry code 056558L, https://openairdocs.org/model/rouse-jack-g-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASAIRIII
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 32,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816843409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AS PILOT STARTED HIS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26, HE NOTICED A C172 ON SHORT FINAL. THE PILOT OF N1YZ DECIDED TO EXTEND HIS DOWNWIND FOR SEPARATION. AT THIS POINT THE PILOT (N1YZ) WAS INFORMED, BY RADIO, THAT HE WAS TRAILING BLACK SMOKE OUT OF HIS ENGINE. FULL POWER WAS APPLIED AND A RIGHT BASE LEG WAS INITIATED AND THE LANDING GEAR LOWERED. A LARGE RATE OF DECENT WAS EXPERIENCED AND A LACK OF ENGINE POWER WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTICED BY THE PILOT. AIRCRAFT TURNED TO FINAL AND COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT THROUGH SOFT SAND AND SAGE BRUSH, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND BOTH MAINS. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (MAINLY TO LEFT WING REAR SPAR). THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. NTSB WILL CONDUCT ENGINE INSPECTION TO DETERMINE PROBABLE CAUSE.

## 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 LAX08LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA268), Aug 16, 2008: Rouse Glasair III (N1YZ), Reno, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The excessively worn throttle/mixture linkage arms and pins and a missing mixture control linkage spring washer, which resulted in a loss of power due to an excessively rich mixture.

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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