# Accident 20120313003469A: Brice Ron GLASTAR SPORTSMAN 2+, Kimberling City, MO, March 13, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2012, 16:26 local time
- Place: Kimberling City, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6058° N, 93.4400° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6058&lon=-93.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N627RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N627RM-2018-01-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Brice Ron GLASTAR SPORTSMAN 2+ (registry code 05622RP, https://openairdocs.org/model/brice-ron-glastar-sportsman-2-plus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-390 series (registry code 41678, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-390-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRICE RON GLASTAR SPORTSMAN 2+
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-X
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,757 total, 133 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120313003469A

## Narrative

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

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON TABLE ROCK LAKE ABOUT ½ MILE EAST OF THE STATE ROUTE 13 BRIDGE AT KIMBERLING CITY, MISSOURI. PILOT DEPARTED KIMBERLING AIRWAYS AIRPORT (MO64), FLEW EAST OVER THE BRIDGE, AND PREPARED FOR LANDING ON THE LAKE. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE LEFT FLOAT NOSE SUBMERGED AND THE FIRST 4 FEET OF THE FLOAT WAS RIPPED AWAY, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL AND FLIP INVERTED. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. THE ENGINE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE LANDING GEAR ON THE AMPHIBIOUS FLOATS WAS CORRECTLY RETRACTED.

## 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 CEN12LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA187), Mar 13, 2012: Brice Ron Glastar Sportsman 2+ (N627RM), Kimberling, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate flare, which resulted in the airplane impacting into the water.

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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