# Accident 20180516015009A: White Roger G GLASAIR FT, Broomfield, CO, May 16, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2018, 14:20 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Airport: Rocky Mountain Metropolitan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9089° N, 105.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9089&lon=-105.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4EJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4EJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: White Roger G GLASAIR FT (registry code 0569104, https://openairdocs.org/model/white-roger-g-glasair-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WHITE ROGER G GLASAIR FT
- Reported engine: ROTAX
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 14,800 total, 125 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180516015009A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 16, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 1420 HOURS (MST), N4EJ, A GLASSAIR FT EXPERIMENTAL HOMEBUILT AIRCRAFT, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLLOUT AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN METROPOLITAN AIRPORT (KBJC), CO. WEATHER AT TIME WAS VISUAL METROLOGICAL CONDITION (VMC).  THERE WAS ONE OCCUPANT WITH NO INJURIES SUSTAINED.

## 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 CEN18LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA180), May 16, 2018: Roger G White Glasair (N4EJ), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the right brake line, which resulted in a loss of directional control and runway excursion.

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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