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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr Glastar · Coupeville, WA · June 22, 2009

Date: June 22, 2009 · 15:45 local
Place: Coupeville, WA
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5617
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR09CA306
Reported as: Amtr Glastar
Reported engine: Continental IO360*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 400 total26 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N5617Registered now · Jenkins Jack GLASTAR SPORTSMANS/N 7090 · Built 2007 Airframe modelJenkins Jack GLASTAR SPORTSMAN Engine modelLycoming O-360-A1A4 cycle

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What happened

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

(-23)privacy data omittedpilot of this aircraft was landing at his grass strip on his property for the first time when upon landing he bounced one time. The pilot continued the landing sequencce and the nose wheel touched first and dug into soft earth. The aircraft flipped over on its back on the grass surface. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the nose gear and vertical tail. The pilot was uninjured.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT OF THIS AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING AT HIS GRASS STRIP ON HIS PROPERTY FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN UPON LANDING HE BOUNCED ONE TIME. THE PILOT CONTINUED THE LANDING SEQUENCCE AND THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED FIRST AND DUG INTO SOFT EARTH. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK ON THE GRASS SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND VERTICAL TAIL. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

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 WPR09CA306Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCoupeville, WAThe pilot’s improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing on soft/grassy terrain.Jun 22, 2009 · Substantial damage