ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212839
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 July 2018 |
| Time: | 16:30 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Discus CS |
| Owner/operator: | Throttle Up Inc |
| Registration: | N1122Q |
| MSN: | 307CS |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 576 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Pomfret, Vermont -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Springfield, VT (VSF) |
| Springfield, VT (VSF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the glider pilot, during a glider competition, he passed a “weak frontal system,” and lift could not be sustained. He selected a large field for landing, established a traffic pattern, and accomplished a full-stall landing. However, during the landing roll on down-sloping terrain about 40 knots, the glider collided with a ditch.
The glider sustained substantial damage to the tailboom.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The glider pilot’s selection of an unsuitable landing area, which resulted in a collision with a ditch during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1122Q
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2018 06:52 | gerard57 | Added |
| 05-Jul-2018 23:27 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source] |
| 22-Mar-2019 20:35 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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