ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45443
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| Date: | Monday 2 September 2002 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS 1-34 |
| Owner/operator: | North Texas Soaring |
| Registration: | N2691H |
| MSN: | 91 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1515 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Decatur, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Decatur, TX (8F7) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
As the glider turned final for the runway, a witness observed the glider align with the taxiway. The witness reported that the glider "appeared to stall," then nosed-down and impact the ground short of the taxiway. The pilot had a total of 18.4 hours in gliders, and received a glider rating about 11 months prior to the accident. This was the pilot's second flight in the medium performance glider. The first flight was accomplished earlier in the day of the accident. Flight control continuity was confirmed from the cockpit to all flight control surfaces.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was lack of total experience in the make and model of the accident aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020906X01536&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jul-2009 10:57 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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