# Accident 20241011016139A: Saint Donald W GLASAIR II SFT, Bedford, VA, October 11, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2024, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bedford, VA
- Airport: New London
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2781° N, 79.3885° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2781&lon=-79.3885&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SAINT DONALD W GLASAIR II SFT
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 414 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241011016139A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING, PILOT DECIDED TO GO AROUND, ON CLIMBOUT PILOT FELT THE LOSS OF THRUST.  IMMEDIATELY TURNED BACK TOWARD THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND. PILOT PUT IN FULL FLAPS BUT WAS TOO FAST AND COULD NOT GET IT TO THE RUNWAY IN TIME.  PILOT HEADED FOR THE FIELD BEYOND THE ROAD. PILOT HAD TO MANEUVER TO MISS THE WIRES AND TELEPHONE POLE AND CAME TO REST ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE WOOD-LINE.

## 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 ERA25LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA011), Oct 11, 2024: Saint Glasair II SFT (N952W), Forest, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The installation of a non-failsafe coupler that resulted in the separation of the throttle cable from the throttle arm and a subsequent partial loss of engine power.

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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