# Accident 20200923015739A: Hunt Richard E GLASAIR RG, Hagerstown, MD, September 23, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2020, 11:47 local time
- Place: Hagerstown, MD
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7035° N, 77.7290° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7035&lon=-77.7290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N324DJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N324DJ-2020-12-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Hunt Richard E GLASAIR RG (registry code 0569132, https://openairdocs.org/model/hunt-richard-e-glasair-rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUNT RICHARD E GLASAIR RG
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,179 total, 217 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA332) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200923015739A

## Narrative

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

9/23/2020 - N324DJ WAS IN THE VFR PATTERN TO RWY27. THE AIRCRAFT DECLARED ENGINE OUT AND WAS OBSERVED BANKING TOWARD RWY02. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN CLEARED TO LAND ON RWY02. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF RWY02 IN THE GRASS. TWO CREW ON BOARD, NO INJURIES.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP APPROXIMATELY 100 YARDS FROM THE BEGINNING OF RUNWAY 2. BASED ON THE DEBRIS FIELD AND TRACKS IN THE GRASS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 200

FEET FROM WHEN IT FIRST TOUCHED DOWN TO WHERE IT CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SEVERE DAMAGE TO ITS WINGS, ITS BODY, AND APPEARED TO BE BEYOND REPAIR.

BOTH PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED. BOTH INDIVIDUALS DECLINED MEDICAL ATTENTION FROM EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS THAT RESPONDED TO THE ACCIDENT.

TEMPERATURE - 74 F

DEW POINT - 47 F

HUMIDITY - 38%

WIND - NW

WIND SPEED - 9 MPH

WIND GUST - 0 MPH

PRESSURE - 29.28

PRECIP - 0.0

CONDITION - FAIR

AN ENGINE EXAMINATION/TEARDOWN WAS PERFORMED ON OCTOBER 21, 2020.  IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS AS WELL ALL PERIPHERAL ACCESSORIES WERE OPERATING NORMALLY AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE EXAMINATION/TEARDOWN REVEALED NO PRESENCE OF FUEL IN OR TO THE ENGINE CARBURETOR AND THE ENGINE DRIVEN/MECHANICAL FUEL PUMP. THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THESE ACCESSORIES WERE INTACT AND IN WORKING CONDITION.  ALL FOUR ENGINE VALVE COMPRESSION WAS ESTABLISHED. ALL ASSOCIATED ENGINE MAGNETOS AND SPARK PLUGS WERE TESTED AND FOUND TO BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE ENGINE STARTER FUNCTIONED AS REQUIRED.

ALSO NOTED IS THAT NO FUEL WAS PRESENT IN THE FUEL HEADER OR MAIN TANKS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

AFTER CONSULTING WITH AN OPERATIONS INSPECTOR, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT THE PILOT PERFORM A 44709 RE-EXAMINATION.

## 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 ERA20LA332](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20LA332), Sep 23, 2020: Glasair 1RG (N324DJ), Hagerstown, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and fuel planning, which resulted in a total loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.

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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