ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 366363
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 August 1990 |
| Time: | 16:50 LT |
| Type: | Schreder HP-18 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N78PR |
| MSN: | 18-045 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | York Springs, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Fairfield, PA |
| Fairfield, PA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT STATED THAT HE MISJUDGED HIS APPROACH AND OVERSHOT THE LANDING FIELD. THE GLIDER STRUCK TREES AT THE END OF THE FIELD.
Probable Cause: THE GLIDER PILOT'S MISJUDGED APPROACH TO LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN THE GLIDER OVERSHOOTING THE LANDING FIELD AND IMPACTING TREES.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC90DGT01
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 20-Mar-2024 20:12 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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