ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60827
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| Date: | Sunday 15 June 2008 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33 |
| Owner/operator: | Silent Wings Soaring, Inc. |
| Registration: | N5714S |
| MSN: | 60 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1425 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mercer, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Mercer, PA (29D) |
| Mercer, PA (29D) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the instructional flight in the glider, a normal traffic pattern and normal approach were performed to runway 28. About 20 feet above the runway, the certified flight instructor instructed the private pilot to reduce the spoilers slightly and pull back on the stick. The private pilot then increased the spoiler application and moved the control stick forward. The glider immediately hit the runway in a nose-low attitude, bounced once, and slid to a stop down a slope next to the runway. No mechanical failures or malfunctions were reported with the glider.
Probable Cause: The private pilot's improper aircraft handling.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 09:55 | DColclasure | Added |
| 28-Jun-2009 22:26 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 03-Dec-2017 11:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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