ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69456
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| Date: | Friday 17 July 1998 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: | Schweizer SGU 2-22E |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Training Adventure Camp |
| Registration: | N9920J |
| MSN: | 248 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming%20TIO-540%20SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Canon City, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (1V6) |
| (1V6) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider was launched by a ground vehicle. After achieving an altitude of 850 feet agl, the pilot disconnected the tow rope and turned into the traffic pattern for landing. While on a left downwind leg at an altitude of 650 feet, he demonstrated a stall to his passenger, losing approximately 75 feet. A 500 foot per minute sink rate developed, and the pilot decided to cut short the downwind and base legs. The sink rate continued to increase and he lowered the nose to maintain a safe airspeed. When he deployed the spoilers, the glider landed short and the main landing gear struck the runway lip.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude and his premature deployment of the spoilers, resulting in a undershoot and hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA323
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2009 08:17 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2024 19:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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