ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142151
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 December 2011 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 1-26B |
| Owner/operator: | Lake Elsinore Soaring Club |
| Registration: | N8641R |
| MSN: | 184 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2250 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Murrieta, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Lake Elsinore, CA (CA89) |
| Lake Elsinore, CA (CA89) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During a solo instructional glider flight, the student pilot released from the tow airplane at a planned altitude of 4,250 feet mean sea level. Upon the release, the student pilot was not able to locate any up-currents, and the sink rates the glider encountered varied between 200 to 600 feet per minute. The pilot stated that there was insufficient lift to clear the ridge safely and glide back to the airport, so he selected two open fields for a possible off-field landing. The pilot stated that, on final approach to the field, he observed signs between the glider’s current position and the intended landing site that he had not seen during his fly-by inspection. He maneuvered around the obstructions and decided to land on a road. The glider landed on the road, and the right wing collided with a previously unseen mailbox post, which resulted in substantial damage to the wing.
Probable Cause: The glider's encounter with insufficient atmospheric lift to maintain soaring flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111230X50438&key=1
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8641R&x=25&y=13
http://www.soarelsinore.org/lesc3.aspx
http://www.airnav.com/airport/CA89
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000345278.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2012 21:53 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Jul-2012 01:53 | harro | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:39 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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