ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 290499
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| Date: | Sunday 6 July 2014 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher K 7 |
| Owner/operator: | Piedmont Soaring Society |
| Registration: | N9156 |
| MSN: | 7032 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1962 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3178 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mocksville, North Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mocksville, NC (43NC) |
| Mocksville, NC (43NC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that just prior to departing on the glider flight, an unsecured seat cushion was provided to his passenger in order to elevate his seating position and improve his view. After releasing from the tow plane, performing a 30-degree bank turn, and leveling the glider, the pilot was unable to move the control stick fully aft in the pitch axis. He attempted to troubleshoot the blocked flight control, and asked the passenger if he noted any obstructions, which he did not. During the subsequent forced landing, the pilot was unable to safely maneuver to the departure gliderport, and landed in an adjacent field where the glider struck a fence, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. The pilot reported that his examination of the aft cockpit following the accident revealed the seat cushion had shifted during flight, blocked the control stick, and that the cushion's internal metal frame and the aft control stick displayed witness marks consistent with contact during flight.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to install an additional cushion to elevate his passenger and his failure to insure the cushion would not interfere with the control stick movement resulting in limited movement of the elevator in flight and collision with a fence during an emergency off field landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA14CA335
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2022 15:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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