ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65340
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 2006 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2c |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N340TW |
| MSN: | 45 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1990 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 301 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Midlothian, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Midlothian, TX |
| Midlothian, TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The 630-hour glider commercial pilot reported that prior to departure from the 4,200-feet by 400-feet wide grass-turf gliderport, he followed his checklist items which included; checking and closing the spoilers, checking the seat belts and shoulder harnesses. During the aero tow takeoff, the pilot noticed the uncommanded opening of the spoilers and he elected to release from the aero tow. During the landing on the grass runway, the glider touched down hard. The glider received minor damage to its landing gear and the pilot was seriously injured. The reason for the uncommanded extension of the spoilers could not be determined.
Probable Cause: The inadvertent deployment of the spoilers during the aero tow takeoff for undetermined reasons, resulting in a hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060516X00580&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2009 06:39 | DColclasure | Added |
| 20-Jan-2012 07:45 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
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