# Accident 20140912024339A: Darney Robert W GLASAIR III, Pflugerville, TX, September 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2014, 18:13 local time
- Place: Pflugerville, TX
- Airport: Austin Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3975° N, 97.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3975&lon=-97.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39RD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39RD-2018-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Darney Robert W GLASAIR III (registry code 05604V4, https://openairdocs.org/model/darney-robert-w-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: DARNEY ROBERT W GLASAIR III
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-540 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,977 total, 305 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14LA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA497) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140912024339A

## Narrative

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

AFTER TOUCHDOWN, WHILE LANDING AT AUSTIN EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, THE NOSE GEAR OF GLASAIR N39RD, BEGAN TO OSCILLATE FULL TRAVEL FROM STOP TO STOP. THIS CAUSED THE CENTER PIN TO SHEAR, ALLOWING THE LOWER HALF OF THE NOSE GEAR STRUT TO ROTATE PAST THE 45 DEGREE STOP. THE LOWER STRUT AND TIRE TURNED TO AN ANGLE THAT ALLOWED THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE TO DRAG ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT ANGLED OFF THE RUNWAY AND WHEN IT ENTERED THE GRASS, IT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## 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 CEN14LA497](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14LA497), Sep 12, 2014: Darney Glasair III (N39RD), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s use of an improper attitude and airspeed during landing followed by excessive braking, which resulted in the airplane wheelbarrowing on the runway and a subsequent loss of directional…

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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