ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366129
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 September 1990 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Burkhart Grob 109A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N912G |
| MSN: | 6143 |
| Engine model: | LIMBACH L2000EB1M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waukesha, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Hartford, WI (KHXF) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT WHEN THE LEFT WING OF THE MOTOR GLIDER AIRPLANE HE WAS FLYING STRUCK A TRACTOR TYPE LAWM MOWER. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE INITIALLY SAW THE MOWER IT WAS ABOUT 80 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE NEXT TIME THAT HE SAW IT, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY'S LEFT EDGE. THE OPERATOR OF THE MOWER SAID THAT HE WAS DRIVING THE MOWER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH HIS BACK TO THE APPROACHING AIRPLANE. HE DID NOT SEE OR HEAR THE AIRPLANE UNTIL IT HIT THE MOWER.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE AND VISUAL LOOKOUT FOR THE MOVING TRACTOR.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI90LA274
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| 25 September 1990 | N912G | Private | 0 | Waukesha, WI | |
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| 20-Mar-2024 17:41 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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