# Accident 20131028021139A: Glasair Aviation USA LLC SPORTSMAN GS-2, Castle Rock, CO, October 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2013, 19:01 local time
- Place: Castle Rock, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4242° N, 104.8456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4242&lon=-104.8456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N535SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N535SP-2014-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasair Aviation USA SPORTSMAN GS-2 (registry code 05632EO, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasair-aviation-usa-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: GLASAIR AVIATION USA LLC SPORTSMAN GS-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-390-X
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,056 total, 903 in this make and model, 218 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131028021139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED TO APPROACH CONTROL OF POSSIBLE ICING. ATC VECTORED PILOT FOR AN INSTRUMENT APPROACH INTO CENTENNIAL AIRPORT (KAPA) IN DENVER, CO.

PILOT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AIRCRAFT ONTO LOCALIZER, BUT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DUE TO ICING. THE AIRCRAFT HIT POWERLINES AND CAME TO REST IN A RAVINE AMONGST SEVERAL HOUSES. PILOT WAS ABLE TO CRAWL OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS ATTENDED BY PARAMEDICS AND THEN TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 CEN14FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14FA032), Oct 29, 2013: Glasair Aviation USA Sportsman GS-2 (N535SP), Castle Rock, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to continue flight into known icing conditions, which adversely affected the airplane’s performance and resulted in a loss of airplane control.

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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