ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 284902
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| Date: | Saturday 12 May 2007 |
| Time: | 13:15 LT |
| Type: |  Centrair 101C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N991JB |
| MSN: | 101901 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1074 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Alamogordo, New Mexico -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Alamogordo Municipal Airport, NM (ALM/KALM) |
| Alamogordo Municipal Airport, NM (ALM/KALM) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing on a dirt strip that parallels the main runway. Surface winds were "light." Approximately 25 to 50 feet above the ground, the pilot encountered a "heavy sink" and realized he was probably going to touch down in a ditch perpendicular to the dirt strip. The glider touched down at the far end of the ditch. The right wing dropped and struck a runway marker causing substantial damage to glider. The glider spun around and came to a stop 120 to 150 feet from the marker.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inability to control the glider after encountering the downdraft causing the glider to land short of the dirt strip. Factors contributing to the accident were the downdraft and the runway marker.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN07CA092
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1997 | N991JB | Private | 0 | Santa Fe, NM | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2022 10:19 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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