Gallager John C GLASAIR N4PX
5 September 2014 · Highland Heights, Ohio, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 September 2014 at about 19:40 local time, a Gallager John C GLASAIR registered N4PX, operated by Arthur A. Green III, was involved in an accident near Highland Heights, Ohio, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Highland Heights, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cuyahoga County (KCGF)
- Coordinates
- 41.5650, -81.4864
- Aircraft
- Gallager John C GLASAIR
- Registration
- N4PX
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1991
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Arthur A. Green III
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Danbury → HighlandHeights
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN14LA489
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s loss of aircraft control during landing, and his failure to maintain directional control.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane landed hard, bounced, touched down and bounced again, then veered left off the runway and ground looped. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no pre-impact mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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