# Accident 20150912014769A: Glenn Timothy C SKYSTAR SERIES 5, Green River, UT, September 12, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2015, 10:25 local time
- Place: Green River, UT
- Airport: Mexican Mountain
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0189° N, 110.4508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0189&lon=-110.4508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4291R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4291R-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glenn Timothy C SKYSTAR SERIES 5 (registry code 05626V3, https://openairdocs.org/model/glenn-timothy-c-skystar-series-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Bombardier ROTAX (ALL) (registry code 09050, https://openairdocs.org/engine/bombardier-rotax-all) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLENN TIMOTHY C SKYSTAR SERIES 5
- Reported engine: BOMBARDIER ROTAX (ALL)
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 992 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150912014769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT A REMOTE DIRT AIRSTRIP.  PILOT ABORTED INITIAL LANDING ATTEMPT AND MADE A GO AROUND FOR A 2ND ATTEMPT BECAUSE HE FELT HE WAS TOO HIGH.  DURING THIS 2ND ATTEMPT, HE WAS FOCUSSING ON MAKING A SHORT FIELD LANDING AND LOST AWARENESS OF THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED ABOUT 15 -20 FEET ABOVE THE AIRSTRIP AND CONTACTED THE GROUND ABOUT 50 YARDS FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE STRIP. DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE PROPELLOR, LANDING GEAR, BELLY STRUCTURE, AND THE LEFT WING IS BENT UPWARDS NEAR THE STRUT ATTACH POINT.

## 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 GAA15CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA257), Sep 12, 2015: Glenn Timothy C Skystar Series 5 (N4291R), Green River, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch attitude, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall/spin.

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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