Hard landing Incident Glasair III Turbine C-FJTS,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 86802
 
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Date:Sunday 20 October 2002
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic GLAS model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Glasair III Turbine
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: C-FJTS
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Hamilton Airport (CYHM), Ontario -   Canada
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities
Narrative:
The pilot of C-FJTS, a homebuilt Glasair III turbo prop aircraft, was flying circuits on runway 30R at Hamilton when the aircraft landed hard and began to porpoise uncontrollably. The nose gear collapsed and the aircraft veered off the north side of the runway near C taxiway. The pilot was not injured and AFF responded. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

Sources:

CADORS 2002O1454

Revision history:

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