ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 264125
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| Date: | Thursday 17 June 2021 |
| Time: | 10:35 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
| Owner/operator: | Connecticut Soaring Association |
| Registration: | N2517H |
| MSN: | 647 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2300 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Willimantic-Windham Airport (IJD/KIJD), CT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Willimantic-Windham Airport, CT (KIJD) |
| Willimantic-Windham Airport, CT (KIJD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was towed aloft and released at 3,000 ft above ground level (agl) two miles south of the airport. After practicing air-work south of the airport with no thermal activity, the flight encountered 2 episodes of significant sink (-1,000 ft/min). With a wind from the northwest at 8 knots, he proceeded for a straight-in approach to runway 36 (nearest runway). When the glider was on a 1-mile final for the runway, a 3rd episode of severe sink was encountered. Realizing he would be unable to reach the runway, the pilot executed a low-energy touchdown on the shoulder of a road about 800 ft from the runway threshold.
Postaccident examination of the glider and the submitted NTSB Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident report confirmed substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot recommended performing airwork upwind of the airport.
Probable Cause: The failure of the student to achieve the proper touchdown point resulting in landing undershoot.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA21LA276
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2021 22:12 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 18-Jun-2021 06:37 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 24-Jul-2021 21:12 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative] |
| 25-Jun-2022 15:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 25-Jun-2022 18:32 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
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