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FAA incident report · Simane Glasairiii · Merritt Island, FL · September 21, 2008

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Date
September 21, 2008 · 11:20 local
Place
Merritt Island, FL
Airport
Merritt Island
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N98FS
Reported as
Simane Glasairiii
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
500 total300 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days
N98FSRegistered now · Simanek Ferdinand A GLASIR IIIS/N 3183 · Built 1998Airframe modelSimanek Ferdinand A GLASIR IIIEngine modelLycoming IO-540 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On 20 September, 2008, at 1120 local EDT, an experimental amateur built glasair iii, N89FS, serial number 3183, partially owned and operated by privacy data omitted, had a propeller strike during landing, gear retracted, on runway 11 at the Merritt Island Airport (coi), titusville, Florida. The pilot immediately increased power when he heard the clanging noise and was able to regain flight. He re-entered the VFR tracking pattern, extended the landing gear, and landed safely before loosing right brake pressure causing aircraft to depart runway onto to a grassy strip before coming to rest at the end of the runway. A flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. Post flight inspection of the aircraft revealed a leaking right brake caliper. The propeller blade tips were bent back approximately 3-4 inches and the airframe did not sustain any damage. The pilot was not injured. The flight originated at the hilton head airport, beaufort county, south carolina, on 20 September, 2008, at 1000 EDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON 20 SEPTEMBER, 2008, AT 1120 LOCAL EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GLASAIR III, N89FS, SERIAL NUMBER 3183, PARTIALLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, HAD A PROPELLER STRIKE DURING LANDING, GEAR RETRACTED, ON RUNWAY 11 AT THE MERRITT ISLAND AIRPORT (COI), TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY INCREASED POWER WHEN HE HEARD THE CLANGING NOISE AND WAS ABLE TO REGAIN FLIGHT. HE RE-ENTERED THE VFR TRACKING PATTERN, EXTENDED THE LANDING GEAR, AND LANDED SAFELY BEFORE LOOSING RIGHT BRAKE PRESSURE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO DEPART RUNWAY ONTO TO A GRASSY STRIP BEFORE COMING TO REST AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. A FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED AND VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. POST FLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED A LEAKING RIGHT BRAKE CALIPER. THE PROPELLER BLADE TIPS WERE BENT BACK APPROXIMATELY 3-4 INCHES AND THE AIRFRAME DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE HILTON HEAD AIRPORT, BEAUFORT COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, ON 20 SEPTEMBER, 2008, AT 1000 EDT.