# Incident 20100221029079I: Mcglaughlin SPORTSMAN G, Alexander City, AL, February 21, 2010

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2010, 15:30 local time
- Place: Alexander City, AL
- Airport: Russell Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9440° N, 85.9539° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexander City, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9440&lon=-85.9539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302BM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N302BM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcglaughlin Richard SPORTSMAN GS2 (registry code 05627HZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcglaughlin-richard-sportsman-gs2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MCGLAUGHLIN SPORTSMAN G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-X
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 250 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100221029079I

## Narrative

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

MAIN LANDING GEAR IN BOTH FLOATS FAILED SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 18 AT ALX.  SUSPECTED AIR IN HYDRAULIC LINES.

## Other reports on N302BM (1)

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

- [Accident 20221014016179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221014016179A), Oct 14, 2022: Mcglaughlin Richard SPORTSMAN GS2 (N302BM), Pell City, AL, Substantial damage. While performing air work, the aircraft engine began to studdered and quit. The pilot made and emergency landing in A field approximately 3.5 miles east of the…

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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