# NTSB CEN11LA078: Swiezy Glasair SHA, N729RS, North Little Rock, AR, November 19, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: November 19, 2010, 16:39 local (22:39 UTC) - Place: North Little Rock, AR - Coordinates: 34.833057, -92.254165 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8331&lon=-92.2542&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 16, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 77844 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11LA078 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/77844/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77844 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA078 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in an aerodynamic stall and hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Not determined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000): Not determined › Not determined · Unknown/Not determined; cases with it: [Swiezy Roman A GLASAIR SHA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md?model=05655RS), [All aircraft, 2,247 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/05000000/cases.md) - [Action: incorrect action performance](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Swiezy Roman A GLASAIR SHA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md?model=05655RS), [All aircraft, 1,386 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041015/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Initial climb: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000); cases with it: [Swiezy Roman A GLASAIR SHA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md?model=05655RS), [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Swiezy Roman A GLASAIR SHA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=05655RS), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092); cases with it: [Swiezy Roman A GLASAIR SHA, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=05655RS), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, during takeoff the airplane's engine surged after the airplane lifted off from the runway. He attempted to land on the runway remaining, but the airplane stalled and landed hard. The landing gear collapsed, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no mechanical malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On October 19, 2010, at 1639 central daylight time, a Glasair SHA, N729RS, was substantially damaged when the airplane stalled during takeoff and impacted terrain at North Little Rock Municipal Airport (1M1), North Little Rock, Arkansas. Visual meteorological conditions (VMC) prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot and passenger on board the airplane were not injured. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector from the Little Rock Flight Standards District Office (FSDO) responded to the accident site and interviewed the pilot. The pilot told him the engine "surged" after the airplane lifted off. He attempted to land on the runway remaining, but the airplane stalled and landed hard. The landing gear collapsed and the left wing was crushed. Numerous requests were made for the pilot to submit NTSB Form 6120.1-2, Pilot-Operator Aircraft Accident Report. The pilot did not respond. When an FAA inspector tried to contact the pilot, it was discovered that the pilot had transported the airplane from 1M1 to Fredericksburg, Louisiana, without FAA's permission. FAA advises the pilot is under investigation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N729RS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N729RS-2012-07-24), registration cancelled 2012-07-24, S/N SN-540R, built 1986 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Swiezy Glasair SHA - Registry model: [Swiezy Roman A GLASAIR SHA](https://openairdocs.org/model/swiezy-roman-a-glasair-sha) (registry code 05655RS) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (registry code 41509, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: SN-540R - Engines: Lycoming IO-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: John B. Bourland, Jr. - Registered owner: John B. Bourland, Jr. - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Departed: 1M1, North Little Rock, AR - Destination: 1M1, North Little Rock, AR - Airport: 1M1, North Little Rock Municipal, runway 05, 5,000 × 75 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; injuries: none; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC) ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20101119052749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101119052749A), Nov 19, 2010: Swiezy Roma GLASAIR SHA, North Little Ro, AR, Substantial damage. On November 19, 2010, at 1630 CST, a glasair, N729RSPILOTED by [privacy data omitted], experienced a collapse of all 3 landing gear during an attempted… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 4, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=77844. 98 KB in all. - Memorandum of Telephone Conversation (item 1, .PDF, 57 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40342669&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Telephone%20Conversation-Master.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 42 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40342670&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.