ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 298015
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| Date: | Sunday 13 May 2018 |
| Time: | 14:36 LT |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS 1-23 |
| Owner/operator: | Post Mills Soaring Club Inc |
| Registration: | N9915J |
| MSN: | 71 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1966 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1035 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tunbridge, Vermont -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Post Mills, VT (2B9) |
| Post Mills, VT (2B9) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student glider pilot reported that, during the return flight to the airport, he was unable to maintain enough lift and did not have enough altitude to cross a section of forest between his location and the airport. After he selected a field for landing, during the base leg turn, he determined that he did not have enough altitude to clear a line of trees at the threshold of the field. He then continued straight ahead, parallel to the line of trees, and impacted the ground in a small clearing.
The glider sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student glider's inability to maintain altitude due to a loss of thermal lift, which resulted in an off-airport landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA18CA283
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Oct-2022 11:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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