# Glasair SPORTSMAN GS-2

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 056290V
- Manufacturer (registry): GLASAIR AVIATION LLC
- Model: SPORTSMAN GS-2
- Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: 1 · Reciprocating
- Seats: 4
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Not type certificated
- Registered aircraft: 0
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/glasair-sportsman-gs-2

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

None matched.

## Registered aircraft

None registered with this model now.

## NTSB investigations (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 WPR11LA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA389), Aug 8, 2011: Glasair Sportsman (N117CE), Pinedale, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20110808018059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110808018059A), Aug 8, 2011: Glasair Aviation LLC SPORTSMAN GS-2 (N117CE), Pinedale, WY, Substantial damage. Pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that he was demonstrating a landing in the mowed hay field, which had a slight sloped from left to right. He stated that…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Glasair Aviation USA SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/glasair-aviation-usa-sportsman-gs-2): 2 registered aircraft, registry code 05632EO
- [Tillion Clement Vincent III SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/tillion-clement-vincent-iii-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05617W7
- [Clatch Richard J SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/clatch-richard-j-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05622NF
- [Hichens Garth S SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hichens-garth-s-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056249Q
- [Moore Alan S SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/moore-alan-s-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 056267H
- [Johnson Stephen C SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/johnson-stephen-c-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627DS
- [Sportsman SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/sportsman-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627HI
- [Mcglaughlin Richard SPORTSMAN GS2](https://openairdocs.org/model/mcglaughlin-richard-sportsman-gs2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627HZ
- [Hasbargen W/Hasbargen C SPORTSMAN GS2](https://openairdocs.org/model/hasbargen-w-hasbargen-c-sportsman-gs2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627J2
- [Greseth Harold SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/greseth-harold-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627KV
- [Horder SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/horder-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627L6
- [Clayhold Donald R SPORTSMAN GS-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/clayhold-donald-r-sportsman-gs-2): 1 registered aircraft, registry code 05627LU

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