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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Wass Richard J GLASTAR · Mitchell, SD · July 26, 2019

Date
July 26, 2019 · 13:30 local
Place
Mitchell, SD
Airport
Mitchell Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98PW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN19LA241
Reported as
Wass Richard J Glastar
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0

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What happened

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

On July 26, 2019, at 1:30PM CST, a (experimental amateur built) Glastar, registered to and operated by privacy data omitted, was involved in an accident during landing at the (mhe) Mitchell, SD municipal airport while on a personal flight returning home to California after attending eaa air venture in oshkosh, WI. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the sole pilot on board was not injured. The pilots holds a private pilot certificate with single engine land and an instrument ratings. The flight originated at oshkosh, WI on 07/26/2019 at 8:00AM CDT.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 26, 2019, AT 1:30PM CST, A (EXPERIMENTAL AMATEUR BUILT) GLASTAR, REGISTERED TO AND OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT DURING LANDING AT THE (MHE) MITCHELL, SD MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT RETURNING HOME TO CALIFORNIA AFTER ATTENDING EAA AIR VENTURE IN OSHKOSH, WI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SOLE PILOT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOTS HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE WITH SINGLE ENGINE LAND AND AN INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT OSHKOSH, WI ON 07/26/2019 AT 8:00AM CDT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.