Amateur-built Glastar accident near Recklaw, Texas, October 23, 2010
On October 23, 2010 at about 10:30 pm local time, a amateur-built Glastar, registered N2814D, was substantially damaged in an accident during landing (flare/touchdown) near Recklaw, Texas (Flying M Ranch Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). 1 person had minor injuries. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll on a rough runway surface.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 23, 2010 · about 10:30 pm local time
- Place
- Recklaw, Texas · Flying M Ranch Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 1 person had minor injuries.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Amateur-built Glastar
- Registration
- N2814D · registry record · serial 5723
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The pilot was landing on a runway composed of turf. During the landing roll, the airplane's nosewheel encountered a hump in the terrain located at approach end of the runway. The nose gear collapsed, resulting in the propeller striking the ground and the airplane nosing over; it came to rest inverted. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Collision with terrain or object (not controlled flight into terrain) during landing (flare/touchdown) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Task performance › Use of equip/info › Aircraft control › Pilot
- cause Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability › Performance/control parameters › Directional control › Not attained/maintained
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Runway/land/takeoff/taxi surfa › (general) › Effect on operation
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land
- Flight time: 451 hours in all; 68 in this make and model; 68 in the last 90 days; 20 in the last 30 days; 361 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: June 25, 2010
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: minor injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 68 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, August 13, 2010
- Maximum gross weight: 1,960 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Tmx IO-360; 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: KBPT Beaumont TX at 9:00 pm
- Destination: 7TA7 Ricklaw TX
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 20, 3,500 ft by 50 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 7,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°F (26°C), dew point 61°F (16°C)
- Altimeter: 29.89 inHg
- Observation at 10:28 pm from KJSO, 13 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N2814D the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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