ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352099
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| Date: | Thursday 15 February 2024 |
| Time: | 17:10 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 27-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N429SH |
| MSN: | 29032 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Polk City, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Seminole Lake Gliderport, FL (6FL0) |
| Seminole Lake Gliderport, FL (6FL0) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the glider reported that prior to the accident flight, he had not flown in over 90 days. The purpose of the accident flight was to refamiliarize himself with the tasking area of an upcoming soaring contest, with a general aim to stay within gliding distance of the departure gliderport. For about 2 hours, the pilot flew south of the gliderport at altitudes between 3,000 to 4,000 ft above ground level. He then encountered weaker soaring conditions and miscalculated his altitude by 300 ft due to a discrepancy between the glider’s primary altimeter and the altitude displayed on his GPS/moving map computer. By that time, he was too low to glide back to the gliderport and elected to land in a field about 5 miles southeast of it. During the landing, the left wing struck a fence and sustained substantial damage. The pilot added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the glider.
Probable Cause: The glider pilot’s misjudged altitude, which resulted in an off-airport landing and collision with a fence.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=193828
https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/N429SH
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Images:
Photo: NTSB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2024 08:44 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 14-Apr-2024 18:39 | Captain Adam | Updated [Source, Narrative, Photo] |
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