Capetown Builders GLASAIR RG N137JM

Summary

On 1 August 1986 at about 21:15 local time, a Capetown Builders GLASAIR RG registered N137JM was involved in an accident near Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 August 1986 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Fond du Lac County (FLD)

Coordinates

43.7705, -88.4394

Aircraft

Capetown Builders GLASAIR RG

Registration

N137JM

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Indianapolis → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI86FA193

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE THAT WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN WIRE AT AN ALTERNATOR TERMINAL. UPON EXTENSION OF THE HYDRAULICALLY OPERATED LANDING GEAR A SAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION WAS NOT OBTAINED. ACTIVATION OF THE CO2 OPERATED EMERGENCY GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM FAILED TO PROVIDE A SAFE GEAR DOWN INDICATION. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANY FACILITY TO DETERMINE THE POSITION OF THE LANDING GEAR BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. HE ELECTED TO LAND ON THE GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN IT DUG INTO THE SOFT TERRAIN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN FLIPPED INVERTED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.