ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287805
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| Date: | Friday 6 April 2012 |
| Time: | 15:52 LT |
| Type: | Fisher HP-14 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N990 |
| MSN: | 152 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 343 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nampa, Idaho -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Nampa-KMAN, ID (MAN/KMAN) |
| Nampa-KMAN, ID (MAN/KMAN) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, after soaring for nearly 3 hours, he returned to the departure airport and made a traffic pattern approach for landing. On final approach, he lowered the wing flaps to 40 degrees. The pilot additionally reported that, because it appeared the glider was going to be too high, he further extended the wing flaps. Suddenly, the glider's sink rate increased, and the glider touched down hard short of the runway. The glider bounced and yawed sideways, the landing gear collapsed, and the fuselage buckled as the glider slid to a stop. The pilot stated that he subsequently observed that the flaps were set to 90 degrees, which was 30 degrees beyond what he had intended.
Probable Cause: The pilot's incorrect positioning of the wing flaps during the landing approach, which resulted in a loss of lift and hard landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR12CA157
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Oct-2022 14:36 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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