ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290119
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| Date: | Saturday 6 April 2013 |
| Time: | 14:40 LT |
| Type: |  Phoenix Air U15 |
| Owner/operator: | Palmetto Phoenix Associates, LLC |
| Registration: | N94DK |
| MSN: | 14 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 121 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912 ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Foscoe, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Marion/Wytheville-Mountain Empire Airport, VA (KMKJ) |
| Columbia-Owens Field, SC (CUB/KCUB) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot of the motorized glider, he was flying at an altitude of 6,000 feet mean sea level (msl) en route to his home airport when he noted an episode of turbulence on the avionics logs for his flight path. He climbed to an altitude of 6,500 feet msl to avoid the turbulence and continued to his destination; however, the glider subsequently encountered severe turbulence that lasted for a few seconds. The pilot reported that during that time he heard a cracking noise in the rear of the glider, which he attributed to a loose quart of oil in the baggage compartment. He continued the flight and landed at his home airport uneventfully. While he was cleaning the glider after the flight, the pilot noted substantial damage to the empennage, which included a 12-inch crack to the composite structure under the right side of the vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation before the turbulence encounter; further, he stated that he noted no controllability problems with the glider after the turbulence encounter.
Probable Cause: The motorized glider's encounter with clear air turbulence, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA13CA195
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 11:03 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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