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FAA incident report · Olds Rodger C GLASAIR III · Prescott, AZ · May 30, 2017

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Date
May 30, 2017 · 12:55 local
Place
Prescott, AZ
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N105RC
Reported as
Olds Rodger C Glasair III
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-540-K1H5
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
790 total486 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days
N105RCRegistered now · Olds Rodger C GLASAIR IIIS/N 3201Airframe modelOlds Rodger C GLASAIR IIIEngine modelLycoming IO-540-K1H5Reciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot reported being fatigued after 3+ hour cross country flight in turbulent conditions. He forgot to extend flaps. Circumstances included poor positioning and over running turn to final and accepting ATC direction to turn back to continue with approach. Damage to aircraft was bent left main gear inner tube, broken mount on nose gear strut body, and damage to propeller. Condition of engine not determined yet.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED BEING FATIGUED AFTER 3+ HOUR CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT IN TURBULENT CONDITIONS. HE FORGOT TO EXTEND FLAPS. CIRCUMSTANCES INCLUDED POOR POSITIONING AND OVER RUNNING TURN TO FINAL AND ACCEPTING ATC DIRECTION TO TURN BACK TO CONTINUE WITH APPROACH. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS BENT LEFT MAIN GEAR INNER TUBE, BROKEN MOUNT ON NOSE GEAR STRUT BODY, AND DAMAGE TO PROPELLER. CONDITION OF ENGINE NOT DETERMINED YET.