# Accident 20210529007059A: Weston James GLASAIR II S FT, Darby, MT, May 29, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2021, 10:06 local time
- Place: Darby, MT
- Airport: Private Strip
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9531° N, 114.1422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9531&lon=-114.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8176J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8176J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Weston James GLASAIR II S FT (registry code 05606WD, https://openairdocs.org/model/weston-james-glasair-ii-s-ft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WESTON JAMES GLASAIR II S FT
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR EGGENFALLNER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 248 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210529007059A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE, ATTEMPTED LANDING ON A PRIVATE GRASS STRIP. APPROACH SPEED WAS EXCESSIVE, MID FIELD WITHOUT TOUCHING DOWN, POWERED UP TO GO AROUND, BANKED LEFT, AIRCRAFT STARTED TO BUFFET, LOWERED NOSE TO ADVERT STALL AND AVOID UTILITY LINES. LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED GROUND, AIRCRAFT STRUCK ROAD ABUTMENT, BROKE APART AND CAME TO REST ON THE ROAD.

## 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 WPR21LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA219), May 29, 2021: Stoddard Hamilton Glasair II (N8176J), Darby, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s impact with terrain during a go-around following an attempted precautionary landing due to a low oil pressure indication. The reason for the low oil pressure indication could not be…

## Other reports on N8176J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060617010599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617010599I), Jun 17, 2006: Amtr GLASAIRIISFT (N8176J), Hamilton, MT, Minor damage. (-23) On take-off roll, the pilot stated that the aircraft veered left. The pilot attempted to abort the take-off, but was unable to correctly manipulate 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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