Brice Ron GLASTAR SPORTSMAN 2+ accident near Kimberling, MO
On March 13, 2012, a Brice Ron GLASTAR SPORTSMAN 2+ (airplane) was involved in an accident near Kimberling, MO. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- March 13, 2012
- Place
- Kimberling, MO
- Aircraft
- Brice Ron GLASTAR SPORTSMAN 2+ · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 36.606°N, 93.440°W
- NTSB ID
- 20120314X33326
Official records · CEN12LA187
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On March 13, 2012, approximately 1426 central daylight time, N627RM, an experimental Ron Brice Glastar Sportsman 2+ equipped with amphibian floats, was substantially damaged during landing on Tablerock Lake near Kimberling, Missouri. The airline transport pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was registered to a private company and operated by the pilot. No flight plan was filed for the flight that departed Kimberling Airport (M064), Kimberling, Missouri, approximately 1415. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the personal flight conducted under 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Several witnesses observed the airplane as it approached Tablerock Lake. One witness said he was crossing the Kimberling City bridge when he saw the airplane headed west to east. The airplane was about 200 feet above the water and it was making a gradual descent as if to land. The witness said that the airplane did not level off as it got closer to the water. He said that when the airplane touched down there was a "big ball" of water in the air and he knew the airplane had crashed. A second witness was boating on the lake when she first observed the airplane flying east toward the bridge. She did not recognize the airplane and thought he must be a new pilot because he was flying so low and nearly hit the bridge. The witness continued to watch the airplane as it appeared to be approaching the lake to land. She said, "Rather than a normal seaplane landing, what I saw was the plane hit the water and flip. There was so much spray that I could not tell if the plane flipped more than on
Probable cause
The pilot’s inadequate flare, which resulted in the airplane impacting into the water.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
