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| Date: | Sunday 2 May 2021 |
| Time: | 09:51 |
| Type: |  Glasair Sportsman GS-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N899TR |
| MSN: | 7199 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 350 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Williamsburg Jamestown Airport (JGG/KJGG), VA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Williamsburg Jamestown Airport, VA (KJGG) |
| Williamsburg Jamestown Airport, VA (KJGG) | |
| Investigating agency: | FAA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
An experimental Glasair Sportsman GS-2, kit built by Thomas D. Rains, experienced a collapse of the nosegear during landing at Williamsburg Jamestown Airport (JGG/KJGG), Williamsburg, Virginia.
The airplane sustained minor damage and the sole pilot onboard was not injured.
Sources:
https://wydaily.com/local-news/2021/05/02/update-plane-crashes-at-williamsburg-jamestown-airport/
https://www.wric.com/news/state-police-responding-to-plane-crash-in-williamsburg/
https://www.pilotonline.com/virginiagazette/va-vg-plane-crash-20210502-ennxpglonzh2hkpl7nwcsguhsq-story.html
https://www.wavy.com/news/no-injuries-in-small-plane-crash-at-williamsburg-jamestown-airport/
https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult?NNumbertxt=899TR
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N899TR
http://www.rodbearden.com/Oshkosh%202011/G-K/Glasair%20GS-2%20Sportsman%20N899TR.JPG (photo)
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2021 15:22 | Geno | Added |
| 02-May-2021 19:14 | harro | Updated [Location, ] |
| 02-May-2021 19:51 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-May-2021 21:22 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-May-2021 03:13 | RobertMB | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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