# Accident 20180818021169A: Smith Weston L SHA-GLASAIR, Greenville, NC, August 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2018, 19:10 local time
- Place: Greenville, NC
- Airport: Pitt-Greenville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6356° N, 77.3842° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6356&lon=-77.3842&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38WS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38WS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith Weston L SHA-GLASAIR (registry code 05655QA, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-weston-l-sha-glasair) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH WESTON L SHA-GLASAIR
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,350 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA224) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180818021169A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATES NORMAL OPERATIONS THROUGH TAKEOFF UNTIL AROUND 3000' DURING CLIMBOUT WHEN AIRCRAFT ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. THROTTLE AND MIXTURE WERE ADVANCED TO FULL & RICH. FUEL FLOW WAS ABOUT 30% BELOW NORMAL FOR THESE MAX SETTINGS. ENGINE NEARLY QUIT AT 3500' WHILE NEAR PGV AIRPORT. FURTHER ADJUSTMENTS RESULTED IN A FEW BURSTS OF POWER BEFORE ENGINE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY. PILOT NOTIFIED PGV CTAF OF EMERGENCY AND BEGAN SPIRALING DOWN TOWARD PGV. WINGS WERE LEVEL AS AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN IN GRASS NEAR CENTER OF AIRFIELD. ACFT ROLLOUT ACROSS DRAINAGE AREA AND TAXIWAY RESULTED IN KNOCKING OUT A FEW TAXI LIGHTS, THEN ACROSS RAMP, COMING TO REST IN ANOTHER GRASSY AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A FLAT TIRE AND BOTH MAIN GEAR ATTACH POINTS WERE STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. TAIL WHEEL WAS RIPPED FROM AIRCRAFT. THE PROP WAS DAMAGED ALONG WITH BOTH WING TIPS.

## 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 ERA18LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA224), Aug 18, 2018: Glasair SHA (N38WS), Greenville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s misjudgment of the airplane’s glidepath during…

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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