# Accident 20160608009219A: Seela Gerald L GLASAIR SH-2F, State College, PA, June 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2016, 13:25 local time
- Place: State College, PA
- Airport: University Park Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8492° N, 77.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8492&lon=-77.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666GJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N666GJ-2020-01-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Seela Gerald L GLASAIR SH-2F (registry code 056558U, https://openairdocs.org/model/seela-gerald-l-glasair-sh-2f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SEELA GERALD L GLASAIR SH-2F
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 2 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA315) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160608009219A

## Narrative

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

BRESTON RECENTLY PURCHASED N666GJ, AN AMATUER BUILT GLASAIR SH-2F. THE ONLY FLIGHT EXPOSURE BRESTON RECEIVED, IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL, WAS AS A PASSENGER, DURING A DEMOSTRATION FLIGHT WITH THE SELLER, THAT LASTED APPROXIAMETLY 45 MINUTES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED AT HUNTINGTON TRI-STATE AIRPORT (KHTS), KENOVA, WV. ON JUNE 8, 2016, BRESTON TOOK OFF AT APPROXIAMETLY 1125 FROM KHTS WITH THE INTENTION OF FLYING THE AIRCRAFT TO HIS HOMEBASE,  UNIVERSITY PARK AIRPORT (KUNV) STATE COLLEGE, PA. BRESTON STATED CONDITIONS WERE VFR AND HE RECEIVED HIS WEATHER BRIEFING FROM THE INTERNET. BRESTON STATED IN HIS INITIAL INTERVIEW, HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE WITH HIS RADIOS,

"NOTHING WAS WORKING". IN A SUBSEQUENT INTERVIEW, BRESTON STATED THE RADIOS WERE WORKING AT KHTS BUT HE DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO CHANGE THE FREQUENCY. TOWER AT KUNV STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT MADE NO CONTACT. BRESTON MADE ONE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 24 WITH A GO-AROUND. BRESTON'S SECOND APPROACH WAS MADE WITH A CROSSWIND LANDING. AT APPROXIMETLY 1325, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE

AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY AT MIDFIELD INTO THE GRASS WITH A PROP STRIKE, COMPLETE NOSE AND LEFT SIDE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE, AND A PARTIAL RIGHT SIDE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSE. BRESTON WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA16CA315](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA315), Jun 8, 2016: Seela Gerald L Glasair SH 2F (N666GJ), State College, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's hard landing in gusting wind conditions. Contributing to the accident were the pilot's unfamiliarity with the newly purchased airplane's throttle resulting in an unstable approach, and…

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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