ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289093
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 2011 |
| Time: | 17:04 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 27 |
| Owner/operator: | Blackburn L Anderson |
| Registration: | N78AB |
| MSN: | 27207 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 532 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Preston, Idaho -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Logan-Cache Airport, UT (LGU/KLGU) |
| Preston, ID (N/A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider pilot reported that he was unable to find thermals that would provide suitable lift for continued flight. Subsequently, a field was selected that the pilot assessed was adequate for a successful landing. After overflying the field at 1,000 feet above ground level the pilot began his approach. The approach and touchdown were uneventful. During the landing roll, as the pilot deployed the speedbrakes and applied braking, the glider pitched forward and the left and right wings contacted crops that were located on either side of the glider's landing roll. The left wing engaged the crops more fully than the right wing and the glider yawed to the left before coming to rest. As a result, the empennage was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe that would have precluded normal flight.
Probable Cause: The glider's impact with crops during the off-airport landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11CA342
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| 19 July 2011 | N78AB | Private | 0 | Preston, ID | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 09:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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