ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269678
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| Date: | Saturday 11 November 2000 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS 1-36 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N3621R |
| MSN: | 39 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | LAKE ELSINORE, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | (CA89) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After soaring for about 1 hour, the student pilot headed back to the departure airstrip for landing. Approaching the airstrip, the student misread his altimeter by 800 to 1,000 feet and initiated a circle to lose altitude. Midway through the turn the student realized his error and noted that he was, in fact, low whereupon he headed directly back toward the airstrip. The glider continued to lose lift, and the student did not initiate emergency procedures to make an off-site landing in nearby available fields. While attempting to stretch the glide, the glider stalled and collided with tree branches. Thereafter, it impacted the ground hard about 1/2 mile from the airstrip. The glider came to rest in the front yard of a trailer park. Nearly 2 months prior to the accident flight, the student's flight instructor authorized the student to fly the glider in solo flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudged altitude approaching the airstrip and his failure to maintain airspeed resulted in the glider's collision with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX01LA038
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Nov-2021 12:44 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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