ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66100
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| Date: | Monday 28 August 2006 |
| Time: | 16:35 |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-300 Elan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N302N |
| MSN: | 3E15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Truckee Airfield - KTRK, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Truckee, CA (TRK) |
| Truckee-Tahoe, NV (TRK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot became hypoxic during the flight and attempted to land at an airport. During the landing attempt, he overshot the runway and landed in a nearby field. According to the pilot, he was aloft in the glider for 4 hours at altitudes in excess of 10,000 feet mean sea level. During the flight he began to experience symptoms of hypoxia. He attempted to land at Truckee but overshot the runway and landed in a field beyond the runway. The pilot suspected that the cannula-type oxygen system in the glider may have not been supplying adequate oxygen because he was breathing through his mouth.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudged landing approach that led to a runway overshoot. A contributing factor was the pilot's hypoxic condition.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20061004X01454&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2009 05:01 | DColclasure | Added |
| 23-Sep-2011 08:29 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-May-2013 16:41 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:22 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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