# NTSB MIA07CA108: James L. Stringfellow Glastar, N33CP, Williston, FL, June 9, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 9, 2007, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Williston, FL
- Coordinates: 29.354166, -82.472778
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3542&lon=-82.4728&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Orlando, Florida
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66082
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA07CA108
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66082/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA108

## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude and his improper touchdown point which resulted in an undershoot, nose over and damage to the airplane.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Undershoot, landing - flare/touchdown
  - distance/altitude - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown

## Analysis

The pilot stated that he was test flying the Glastar experimental airplane he had just constructed, and while in cruise flight he noticed a blinking EIS light. He said  he decided to land and to check it out, while on the ground, and further stated that during the landing flare/touchdown, he landed hard, and short of runway 23. He said the impact caused the nose gear to collapse, and the airplane to tip over. According to the pilot, there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane, and it was a case of  pilot error.

## Factual narrative

The pilot stated that he was test flying the Glastar experimental airplane he had just constructed, and while in cruise flight he noticed a blinking EIS light. He said  he decided to land and to check it out, while on the ground, and further stated that during the landing flare/touchdown, he landed hard, and short of runway 23. He said the impact caused the nose gear collapse, and the airplane to tip over. According to the pilot, there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane, and it was a case of  pilot error.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N33CP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33CP-2017-05-31), registration cancelled 2017-05-31, S/N 5389, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: James L. Stringfellow Glastar
- Registry model: [Stringfellow James L GLASTAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/stringfellow-james-l-glastar) (registry code 05617VR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Subaru ALL MDLS A/B](https://openairdocs.org/engine/subaru-all-mdls-a-b) (registry code 59050, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Serial number: 8869
- Airframe hours: 1
- Engines: Subaru ED 25 165 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: James L. Stringfellow
- Registered owner: James L. Stringfellow
- Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection: Condition, June 1, 2006
- Departed: X60, Williston, FL
- Destination: X60
- Airport: X60, Williston Muni, runway 23, 6,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 73; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 300 total, 2 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 29.95 inHg
- Observed at: OCF, 17 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 20070609011639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070609011639A), Jun 9, 2007: Amtr GLASTAR, Williston, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot and builder of N33CP elected to land on runway 14 at X60 in Williston Florida. The pilot landed short of the runway in the grass. The nosewheel…

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.

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