# Accident 20180827024159A: Hyneman Michael GLASAIR-SUPER-2SRG, Yuma, AZ, August 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2018, 10:36 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6700° N, 114.5933° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6700&lon=-114.5933&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8162H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8162H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hyneman Michael GLASAIR-SUPER-2SRG (registry code 05628VG, https://openairdocs.org/model/hyneman-michael-glasair-super-2srg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HYNEMAN MICHAEL GLASAIR-SUPER-2SRG
- Reported engine: SUPERIOR XP-IO-361-J1HD2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR18LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180827024159A

## Narrative

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

ON 8-27-2018 WHILE AT CRUISE 9500AGL PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN ALTERNATOR SWITCH PROBLEM AND ULTIMATELY LOST POWER WHICH CAUSED HIM TO LAND SHORT OF THE YUMA AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON ITS BELLY ENDING UP IN THE YUMA FAIRGROUNDS PARKING LOT.

## 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 WPR18LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18LA250), Aug 27, 2018: Stoddard Hamilton Glasair Super IIS (N8162H), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power as a result of the detachment of the throttle linkage from the throttle arm of the fuel injector servo due to an insufficiently tightened and secured bolt and the…

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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