ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69891
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| Date: | Friday 18 June 1993 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: | Start |
| Owner/operator: | Walter Parrasch |
| Registration: | N101AZ |
| MSN: | 60 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 600 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL%20TSIO-520-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Columbus, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE GLIDER WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 22. THE PILOT EXTENDED HIS BASE LEG DURING THE APPROACH TO ACCOMMODATE A POWERED AIRPLANE, WHICH HAD ENTERED THE PATTERN. HE THEN DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO COMPLETE THE LANDING ON THE PLANNED GRASS RUNWAY, SO HE CHANGED THE LANDING SITE TO A GRASS AREA WITH WHICH HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE GLIDER IMPACTED A DITCH DAMAGING THE TAIL SECTION. THE PILOT SAID THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT AT THIS AIRPORT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INTERRUPTION OF THE GLIDER PILOT'S PLANNED APPROACH BY A POWERED AIRPLANE.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC93LA119
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2009 11:05 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 13:14 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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