Ruehle GLASTAR N106WR
12 June 2004 · Lancaster, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 June 2004 at about 00:45 local time, a Ruehle GLASTAR registered N106WR, operated by William H. Ruehle, was involved in an accident near Lancaster, Texas, 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 00:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lancaster, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lancaster Airport (LNC)
- Coordinates
- 32.5792, -96.7189
- Aircraft
- Ruehle GLASTAR
- Registration
- N106WR
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- William H. Ruehle
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lancaster → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW04CA161
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The 3,220-hour pilot reported that the nose gear collapsed during a hard landing on runway 13. The nose landing gear collapsed and the nose of the airplane impacted the runway. Runway 13 was reported as a 5,000-foot long by 100-foot wide asphalt runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 Sep 2004 | Piper PA-32R-300 | Rachel, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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