# Accident 20130625011139A: Avery Jack H GLASTAR GS-1, Grand Rapids, MN, June 25, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2013, 17:30 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2100° N, 93.5097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2100&lon=-93.5097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N103A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N103A-2014-05-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Avery Jack H GLASTAR GS-1 (registry code 0561031, https://openairdocs.org/model/avery-jack-h-glastar-gs-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AVERY JACK H GLASTAR GS-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 35 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA376) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130625011139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED LILY LAKE WHICH IS PART OF THE GRAND RAPIDS, MN AIRPORT (GPZ).  THE PILOT INTENDED TO FLY TO HIS PROPERTY ON SHOAL LAKE, JUST NORTH OF THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, MN.

PRIOR TO LANDING ON SHOAL LAKE, HE MADE A COUPLE OF LOW PASSES.  PRIOR TO SETTING UP FOR HIS LANDING, HE RECEIVED APPROXIMATELY 3-4 AURAL AUTOPILOT DISCONNECT WARNINGS.  HE DID NOT REMEMBER ENGAGING THE AUTOPILOT, BUT FELT THIS WAS NOT A MAJOR CONCERN.

ON FINAL APPROACH TO SHOAL LAKE, HE STATED THAT HE WAS STABILIZED AND ON SPEED.  AS SOON AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE WATER, IT TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND TILTED TO THE LEFT.

THE PILOT BELIEVES AT THIS POINT, THE LEFT FLOAT DUG INTO THE WATER AND THAT THE LEFT WINGTIP MAY ALSO HAVE STRUCK THE WATER.  THE AIRCRAFT NOSE THEN IMPACTED THE WATER, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ONTO ITS BACK, FILLING THE COCKPIT WITH WATER.

THE PILOT EGRESSED UNDERWATER, THROUGH THE LEFT DOOR AND INFLATED HIS LIFE VEST.

## 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 CEN13LA376](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA376), Jun 25, 2013: Avery Jack H Glastar GS-1 (N103A), Grand Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of directional control during landing because the autopilot engaged for undetermined reasons because water and recovery damage precluded detailed examination of system components.

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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