ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 352763
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| Date: | Saturday 21 August 1999 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-25 |
| Owner/operator: | Jensen Aircraft, Inc |
| Registration: | N6249Z |
| MSN: | 25-307 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1960 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3801 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-B2B5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salida, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (0V2) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot said he decided to fly the airplane around the traffic pattern one more time before securing it for the day. The windsock indicated the wind was out of the northeast, so he took off on runway 6 and made a crosswind turn midfield. He saw a glider release from its tow plane, and he watched as the tow plane landed and taxied to its staging area. The glider was then 'on a downwind and at the position he was at. . .I had plenty of time to land and turn off.' He took his eyes off the glider to concentrate on his landing. When he touched down, ground personnel directed his attention to the glider that was touching down on the opposite end of the runway. The pilot said he was rolling too fast to apply brakes, so he applied power and lifted off, intending to land on the parallel taxiway. The glider landed and exited the runway at the center intersection. As the pilot gave way to the right, the airplane stalled and impacted the ground. Airport procedures call for takeoffs on runway 06 and landings on runway 24, weather and traffic permitting. According to FAR 91.113(d)(2), 'A glider has the right-of-way over an airship, airplane, or rotorcraft.'
Probable Cause: An inadvertent stall during an aborted landing. A factor was the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN99LA152
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 08-Mar-2024 17:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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