ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287727
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| Date: | Monday 28 May 2012 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: | SZD-55-1 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N817V |
| MSN: | 551192035 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1992 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1143 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mocksville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mocksville, NC (43NC) |
| Mocksville, NC (43NC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, the glider's heading differed about 5 degrees from that of the towplane when the towplane began its takeoff roll. The pilot used rudder to correct the heading, but the glider dragged a wing and yawed 70 degrees to its right. The glider lifted 3 to 5 feet above the runway, the pilot released the tow, the glider touched down in a sideslip, and the resultant side load on the tail landing gear "buckled the tailboom 90 [degrees]." The pilot reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the glider that would have prevented normal operation, and that the accident might have been prevented by ensuring alignment of the glider with the towplane prior to the takeoff roll.
Probable Cause: The glider pilot's failure to attain and maintain directional control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA378
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 July 2017 | N817V | Private | 0 | Mocksville, NC | |
sub |
| Bounced on landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 13:50 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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