ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29452
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| Date: | Saturday 21 June 2003 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 28 |
| Owner/operator: | Echo Delta Ltd |
| Registration: | N128ED |
| MSN: | 28028 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 108 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Batesburg, South Carolina -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Perry, SC (PRVT) |
| Perry, SC (PRVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot stated that the thermals became weak, the glider began to lose altitude, and landing became imminent. The pilot stated that he headed to a "clear green area beyond a stand of trees." The glider contacted trees before coming to rest on the ground in a nose low attitude. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the glider prior to the flight. Examination of the wreckage revealed the right wing was cracked at the root and the left wing separated from the fuselage at the root. The fuselage was crushed from the nose section aft to the pilot's station and the canopy was shattered. The empennage was separated from the tail section forward of the tail assembly. According to the pilot, all contest participants received a weather briefing during the initial race briefing.
Probable Cause: The loss of thermal lifting action that resulted in the in-flight collision with trees during an attempted forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030625X00957&key=1
FAA register: 2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=128ED
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-Jan-2009 12:26 | harro | Updated |
| 28-Jun-2009 12:19 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 20-Nov-2016 14:16 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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