ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65932
Last updated: 10 December 2020
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| Date: | 29-DEC-2001 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: | Glaser-Dirks DG-200 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5457T |
| C/n / msn: | 2-57A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Benton, TN -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Benton, TN (92A) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The glider pilot was flying north in a ridge lift about 400 feet above a plateau area where he had previously found good thermals. He started a turn towards the front of the ridge towards a valley and encountered a severe sink rate. He continued the turn and the sink rate increased between 1,500 to 3,000 feet per minute and the glider collided with trees. The pilot did not experienced a mechanical failure or malfunction of the airframe or flight control system.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent encounter with a downdraft while maneuvering in a ridge lift during a turn resulting in an in-flight collision with trees.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020103X00011&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2009 04:53 | DColclasure | Added |
| 02-Sep-2012 10:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 13:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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