ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205782
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| Date: | Thursday 17 November 2016 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS126 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N65968 |
| MSN: | 608 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2709 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moscow, TN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Moscow, TN (4TN3) |
| Moscow, TN (4TN3) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
A tow plane pilot on the ground reported that he watched the glider fly for about 20 minutes after it was released from the tow plane. After the glider turned onto the left downwind approach to land and while about 300 ft above ground level (agl), he saw the glider enter a right 360° turn while on the base leg, followed shortly after by a 180° right turn. The glider then entered an aerodynamic stall/spin from about 100 ft agl and descended into trees. Although the glider pilot stated that he was unable to recall the sequence of events that occurred after entering the traffic pattern, he did not believe that there were any mechanical anomalies with the glider that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot did not maintain adequate airspeed and exceeded the glider’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in the aerodynamic stall/spin.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 07-Feb-2018 13:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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