# Accident 20090622009529A: Amtr GLASTAR, Coupeville, WA, June 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2009, 15:45 local time
- Place: Coupeville, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.1719° N, 122.6711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1719&lon=-122.6711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5617, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5617) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Jenkins Jack GLASTAR SPORTSMAN (registry code 05622SU, https://openairdocs.org/model/jenkins-jack-glastar-sportsman) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360-A1A (registry code 41594, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-a1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR GLASTAR
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 26 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090622009529A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 WPR09CA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA306), Jun 22, 2009: Jenkins Jack Glastar SP (N5617), Coupeville, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare that resulted in a hard landing on soft/grassy terrain.

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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