ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289481
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| Date: | Monday 14 March 2011 |
| Time: | 12:20 LT |
| Type: | Ams-flight D.o.o. DG-500 ELAN ORION |
| Owner/operator: | Soaring Society Of Boulder |
| Registration: | N505KK |
| MSN: | 5E201X46 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2720 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Boulder, Colorado -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Boulder Municipal Airport, CO (WBU/KBDU) |
| Boulder Municipal Airport, CO (WBU/KBDU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), the purpose of the flight was to practice slip maneuvers to a landing with no spoilers. While on short final of the traffic pattern, the student pilot reduced the slip to maintain the glide path, at which time, the glider encountered a sink and descended. While in the flare over a fence, the left wing impacted a fence pole, resulting in substantial damage to the glider. The CFI stated that there was nothing mechanically wrong with the glider prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The in flight loss of lift while landing, resulting in a collision with a fence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN11CA225
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 14:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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