# Incident 20090426006899I: Amtr GLASAIRIII, Mesa, AZ, April 26, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2009, 10:36 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Fld
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4608° N, 111.7283° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FALCON FLD (FFZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4608&lon=-111.7283&mi=10
- Aircraft: N300GS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N300GS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Specketer Gary GLASAIR III (registry code 056557Y, https://openairdocs.org/model/specketer-gary-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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 350 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090426006899I

## Narrative

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

ON 4/26/2009, DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 4R, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING AND DAMAGING A LIGHT RUNWAY SIGN.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP, AILERON AND STABILIZER.  THE 2 OCCUPANTS RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR ACTUATOR FAILED.

## Other reports on N300GS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20050729016159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050729016159I), Jul 29, 2005: Amtr GLASAIRIII (N300GS), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) After take off engine oil began to leak onto windshield. Airman returned to airport and landed normally but lost control on roll out and drifted off…

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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