ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 60836
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| Date: | Saturday 4 August 2007 |
| Time: | 17:00 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Ventus-2C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N60LK |
| MSN: | 106 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3000 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greensboro, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Warren, VT (0B7) |
| Warren, VT (0B7) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot departed the airport on a local flight in his sailplane, and flew to a point approximately 65 miles to the east. During the return leg of the flight, the "lift deteriorated" and the "headwind increased." The pilot realized he would not reach the airport, so he opted to perform a precautionary landing. He selected a "large hayfield," and the "approach and landing were successful." However, during the rollout, the left wingtip contacted terrain, and the sailplane groundlooped to the left causing substantial damage.. At the time of the accident, the surface winds, approximately 40 miles west of the accident site, were recorded as 350 degrees at 18 knots, with gusts to 23 knots. The recorded surface winds for the 2 hours prior to this were similar, with directions of 010 to 350 degrees, and speeds of 12 to13 knots and gusts of 18 to 20 knots. In his report to the National Transportation Safety Board, the pilot noted that he should have "diverted to an airport" sooner.
Probable Cause: The pilot's delayed decision to divert to a suitable landing area. Contributing to the accident was the uneven terrain of the forced landing site.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070917X01404&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 September 2012 | D-3673 | Private | 1 | Monte Bolettone (Como province) |  |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:17 | DColclasure | Added |
| 04-Jul-2009 10:58 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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