# Accident 20230928016259A: Gleim James M MG-1, Madera, CA, September 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2023, 16:07 local time
- Place: Madera, CA
- Airport: Madera Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9413° N, 119.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9413&lon=-119.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126GM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N126GM-2026-03-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Gleim James M MG-1 (registry code 05631YP, https://openairdocs.org/model/gleim-james-m-mg-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLEIM JAMES M MG-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 712 total, 4 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230928016259A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 28,2023, AT APPROXIMATLY 1607 PDT, THE SUBJECT EXPERIMENTAL AMATURE BUILT AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD AFTER THE CANOPY OPENED AND DETATCHED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. DURING THE EMERGENCY LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST ON ITS BACK. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 WPR23LA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA361), Sep 28, 2023: Gleim James M MG-1 (N126GM), Madera, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An emergency landing on uneven terrain that resulted in the loss of directional control during 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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