N5617 is a 2007 Glasair Aviation GS-2 SPORTSMAN. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Lycoming O-360-A1A rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Brunswick, ME. Its experimental airworthiness certificate was issued in Oct 2007. It has been registered to its current owner since Jan 2018. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 19 years old
- 1 of 54 Glasair Aviation GS-2 SPORTSMAN
2018
2007
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While the pilot was practicing off-airport landings in a field next to his home, he inadvertently allowed the airplane's nose wheel strut to hit the ground hard enough that it stuck into the soft grassy terrain and collapsed. The airplane then nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported no mechanical anomalies with the airplane’s flight control systems.
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