# Accident 20140905015869A: Gallager John C GLASAIR I TD, Richmond Height, OH, September 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 2014, 15:40 local time
- Place: Richmond Height, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5650° N, 81.4864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-81.4864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4PX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4PX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gallager John C GLASAIR I TD (registry code 05655MW, https://openairdocs.org/model/gallager-john-c-glasair-i-td) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-360 series (registry code 17019, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GALLAGER JOHN C GLASAIR I TD
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 395 total, 3 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA489) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140905015869A

## Narrative

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

AIRMAN STATES THAT THE LANDING APPROACH WAS NORMAL, APPROACH SPEED BETWEEN 80 AND 90 KNOTS, WITH A WIND FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRMAN KEPT THE AIRCRAFT IN A CRAB TO THE LEFT UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN.

THE AIRMAN STRAIGHTENED THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR.  THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND AND AGAIN LANDED HARD.

THE AIRMAN DECIDED TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND MANEUVER BY ADDING POWER.  AT THIS POINT, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND EXITED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS.

THE AIRMAN STATED THAT HE PULLED THE THROTTLE TO IDLE.  WHEN DESCRIBING PULLING THE POWER TO IDLE, THE AIRMAN MADE A TWISTING MOTION WITH HIS HAND.  THIS AIRCRAFT IS EQUIPPED WITH A VERNIER TYPE THROTTLE THAT WILL ALLOW PRECISE CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE AS WELL AS GROSS CONTROL BY PUSHING THE BUTTON ON THE END OF THE THROTTLE.

THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROX. 750 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY BEFORE MAKING A 180 DEGREE TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

IT IS LIKELY THAT THE AIRMAN DID NOT EFFECTIVELY REMOVE POWER TO THE ENGINE UNTIL VERY LATE IN THE CRASH.  THE AIRCRAFT AND TERRAIN IN THE CRASH SITE CLEARLY SHOWS THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS GENERATING POWER THROUGHOUT THE RUN IN THE GRASS.

## 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 CEN14LA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA489), Sep 5, 2014: Gallager John C Glasair (N4PX), Highland Heights, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of aircraft control during landing, and his failure to maintain directional 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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