ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 311049
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| Date: | Saturday 15 April 2023 |
| Time: | 14:11 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
| Owner/operator: | North Carolina Soaring Association |
| Registration: | N33873 |
| MSN: | 615 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1425 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crooked Creek Airport (7NC5), Wake Forest, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Wake Forest, NC |
| Wake Forest, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot of the glider, another glider was still on the runway as he was entering the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern for landing. He decided to land short of the turf runway and entered the glider into a forward slip in order to touch down in the intended area. He reported that, upon removing the slip, he noted that the airspeed decayed “from 60 to 30,' and about 40 to 45 ft above the ground, he realized that the glider was “stalled' and that he “had no control over the aircraft.' The glider impacted a parked tow airplane and terrain, resulting in substantial damage to the leading edge of the left wing and the aft fuselage. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in an exceedance of the glider's critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and a loss of control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA23LA207
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2023 07:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
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