# Accident 20181026020919A: Supalla Raymond J GLASAIR IIS-FT, Laramie, WY, October 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2018, 18:40 local time
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Airport: Laramie Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3203° N, 105.6703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3203&lon=-105.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505YR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505YR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Supalla Raymond J GLASAIR IIS-FT (registry code 05628T2, https://openairdocs.org/model/supalla-raymond-j-glasair-iis-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SUPALLA RAYMOND J GLASAIR IIS-FT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,408 total, 1 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA044) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181026020919A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/26/2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1840MST, AN EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT, 1995 SUPALLA, RAYMOND J, GLASAIR IIS-FT, REGISTRATION NUMBER N505YR, SERIAL NUMBER 2040 SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 30 AT THE LARAMIE REGIONAL AIRPORT (LAR), LARAMIE, WYOMING. THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER ONBOARD SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 GAA19CA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA044), Oct 27, 2018: Stoddard Hamilton Glasair II (N505YR), Laramie, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper pitch attitude during landing at night, which resulted in a porpoised landing.

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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