# Incident 20140220001929I: Young William R GLASAIR III, Homestead, FL, February 20, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Homestead General
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.4659° N, 80.4460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Homestead, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.4659&lon=-80.4460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N540BS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N540BS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Young William R GLASAIR III (registry code 05691HK, https://openairdocs.org/model/young-william-r-glasair-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: YOUNG WILLIAM R GLASAIR III
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 600 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140220001929I

## Narrative

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

ON 02/20/2014 AIRMAN DEPART TAMPA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (VDF) TO HOMESTEAD GENERAL AIRPORT (X51). ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM LANDING EXPERIENCE A TOTAL ELECTRIC SYSTEM FAILURE. HE LOWER THE LANDING GEAR BUT NO WAY TO COMFIRMED DOWN AND LOCK. HE SELECT THE LONGEST RUNWAY AT THE AIRPORT AND PLAN A NO FLAPS LANDING DUE TO NO ELECTRICAL POWER. DURING THE TOUCH-DOWN RECOGNIZED THAT ONLY NOSEWHEEL GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCK SO DAMAGE THE REAR BOTTOM SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, RUDDER AND RIGHT WING TIP BEFORE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON UNBOARD, NO INJURIES REPORT.

## Other reports on N540BS (1)

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

- [Incident 20150615018669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150615018669I), Jun 15, 2015: Young William R GLASAIR III (N540BS), Tampa, FL, Minor damage. While landing pilot stated brakes did not apply equal braking and the aircraft drifted to the left and ended up in the grass off the runway.

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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