# Accident 20100807050909A: Glines Ever SPORTSMAN G, Morrisville, VT, August 7, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2010, 15:39 local time
- Place: Morrisville, VT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5344° N, 72.6139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5344&lon=-72.6139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N546SG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N546SG-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glines Everett Stetson SPORTSMAN GS-2 (registry code 05628NB, https://openairdocs.org/model/glines-everett-stetson-sportsman-gs-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLINES EVER SPORTSMAN G
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-X
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 624 total, 114 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA405) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100807050909A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATED THAT DURING DEPARTURE CLIMB SEGMENT THE ANNUNCIATOR WARNED THAT THERE WAS A "LOW FUEL PRESSURE" CONDITION.  AIRMAN PROCEEDED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE IN AN EFFORT TO REMEDY PROBLEM.  WHEN AIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE CONDITION, WITH POWER DIMINISHING, HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO MORRISVILLE AIRPORT.  THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT RUNWAY WITH ADEQUATE SPEED AND ALTITUDE TO MAKE A NORMAL/SAFE LANDING, HOWEVER, NOSEWHEEL IMPACTED PAVEMENT WITH WHAT APPEARS TO BE EXCESSIVE FORCE WHICH RESULTED IN FAILURE OF NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY.

## 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 ERA10LA405](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA405), Aug 7, 2010: Glines Sportsman GS-2 (N546SG), Morrisville, VT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during a forced landing. Contributing to the accident was a loss of fuel pressure for undetermined reasons.

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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