# Accident 20141203020949A: Stafford Wayne H GLASTAR, Monroe, WA, December 3, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 3, 2014, 03:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, WA
- Airport: Firstair Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8704° N, 121.8800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8704&lon=-121.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N265EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N265EP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Stafford Wayne H GLASTAR (registry code 05630YB, https://openairdocs.org/model/stafford-wayne-h-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STAFFORD WAYNE H GLASTAR
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR SUBARU
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 10 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141203020949A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 03, 2014, N265EP, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT GLASTAR, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHILE LANDING AT FIRSTAIR FIELD (W16) DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE MUDDY GRASS THEN FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  THE SOLE OCCUPANT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR15CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA053), Dec 3, 2014: Stafford Wayne H Glastar (N265EP), Monroe, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and encounter with terrain.

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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