ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44011
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 September 2006 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: |  Grob G103 Twin Astir |
| Owner/operator: | Soar Minden, Inc. |
| Registration: | N790G |
| MSN: | 33987-K-220 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6677 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minden, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Minden, NV (MEV) |
| Minden, NV (MEV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The local area instructional glider flight departed from the runway with the aid of a tow airplane. At 50 feet agl, the tow pilot observed the glider's spoilers were in a deployed configuration. He signaled (wag the rudder) the pilots to check the spoilers. The glider then moved to the left, causing a strain on the tow rope. The tow pilot said that the glider pilot then terminated the tow about 120 feet agl as the glider was turning back to the runway. Prior to crossing the airport perimeter fence, one of the glider's wings struck a telephone pole. The glider cartwheeled, and came to rest upright on airport property.
Probable Cause: The inadequate pre-takeoff checks by the flightcrew that failed to detect that the spoilers were deployed during the takeoff and initial climb. Also causal was the inadequate supervision of the flight by the flight instructor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060923X01379&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jul-2009 10:58 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 29-Nov-2009 09:08 | Alpine Flight | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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