# Accident 20190726012629A: Wass Richard J GLASTAR, Mitchell, SD, July 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2019, 13:30 local time
- Place: Mitchell, SD
- Airport: Mitchell Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7747° N, 98.0386° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7747&lon=-98.0386&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98PW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98PW-2021-10-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Wass Richard J GLASTAR (registry code 05605YU, https://openairdocs.org/model/wass-richard-j-glastar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WASS RICHARD J GLASTAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN19LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190726012629A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN19LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN19LA241), Jul 26, 2019: Stoddard-Hamilton GlaStar (N98PW), Mitchell, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control on landing for undetermined reasons.

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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