ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 162340
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| Date: | Saturday 11 May 1996 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: | Sportin |
| Owner/operator: | Urs Thierstein/steve Cruise |
| Registration: | N112LK |
| MSN: | 6220 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 54 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming%20IO-360-C1C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Woodbine Airfield, Maryland -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that his weather information was what he had heard on a weather radio in the local area. When he took off there were strong winds with scattered to broken cumulus clouds in the area. Fifteen minutes after being released by the tow airplane, he noticed the 'black wall' of the cold front quickly approaching from the west. He started an immediate descent toward the field. During his approach to the field, he encountered severe turbulence and in order to avoid an extreme crosswind landing, he decided to land diagonally across the runway into the wind. Shortly before touchdown, the pilot encountered a sudden and severe down draft causing his head to hit and break the plexiglass canopy. The glider's right wing tip then hit the ground and the glider did a 360-degree 'ground-loop'.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to fly with inadequate research of forecast weather.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB IAD96LA083
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Nov-2013 14:13 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 06:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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