# NTSB CEN13LA482: Glos Wallis Richard JR LONG-EZ, N721EZ, Schaumburg, IL, August 9, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 9, 2013, 13:15 local (18:15 UTC) - Place: Schaumburg, IL - Coordinates: 41.989723, -88.103057 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9897&lon=-88.1031&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 24, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 87761 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13LA482 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/87761/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87761 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA482 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Glos Wallis Richard JR LONG-EZ, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=0569014), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Glos Wallis Richard JR LONG-EZ, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=0569014), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Glos Wallis Richard JR LONG-EZ, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=0569014), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Glos Wallis Richard JR LONG-EZ, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=0569014), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Glos Wallis Richard JR LONG-EZ, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=0569014), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that, during the landing, the airplane made an uncommanded right turn. The pilot was unable to regain control of the airplane, and it departed the right side of the runway and collided with a taxiway sign. No evidence of a locked wheel was found on either the runway surface or the tire. No preimpact malfunctions or failures were found that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative On August 9, 2013, about 1315 central daylight time, an experimental Long EZ airplane, N721EZ, departed from the runway surface while landing at the Schaumburg Regional Airport (06C), Schaumburg, Illinois. The private pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The airplane was registered to and operated by a private individual under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight which operated without a flight plan. The local flight originated from 06C at 1200. According to the pilot, during the landing, the airplane's right wheel locked up. The airplane turned right, departed the runway, and collided with a taxiway sign. During the accident sequence, the main landing gear separated from the airplane. An examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the airplane's fuselage. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector responded to the accident scene. The inspector did not find any signs of tire scrubbing on the runway. In addition, no damage or worn spots were observed on the tire; the tire was able to freely rotate. No preimpact anomalies were detected on the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N721EZ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N721EZ-2025-11-08), registration cancelled 2025-11-08, S/N 1327, built 1986 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: GLOS WALLIS RICHARD JR LONG-EZ - Registry model: [Glos Wallis Richard JR LONG-EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/glos-wallis-richard-jr-long-ez) (registry code 0569014) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane, amateur-built - Serial number: 1327 - Airframe hours: 442 - Engines: LYCOMING O-235-L2C 115 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Glos Wallis Richard Jr - Registered owner: Glos Wallis Richard Jr - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, July 1, 2013, 1 hours before - Departed: 06C, Schaumburg, IL - Destination: 06C, Schaumburg, IL - Airport: 06C, Schaumburg Rgnl, runway 29, 3,800 × 100 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review August 28, 2011; seat: front; restraint: 4-point; flight hours: 442.2 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 61 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: ORD, 7 nm away ## 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 20130809014569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130809014569A), Aug 9, 2013: Glos Wallis Richard Jr LONG-EZ, Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. The pilot maneuvered for landing on runway 29 at the Schaumburg regional airport (06C) in Schaumburg, Illinois. During rollout the aircraft veered to the… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 6, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=87761. 1.9 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410194&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Photo 1: Damage to fuselage (item 2, .PDF, 265 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410195&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20Damage%20to%20fuselage-Master.PDF - Correspondence: DuPage FSDO (item 3, .PDF, 52 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40410199&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Correspondence%3A%20DuPage%20FSDO-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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