ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65987
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| Date: | Sunday 21 July 2002 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: |  Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-2C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N141SF |
| MSN: | 220 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1029 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Briggs, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Briggs, TX (TX23) |
| Briggs, TX (TX23) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the landing roll, on 300-foot wide grass airstrip, the right wing of the glider dropped and struck the tall grass adjacent to the runway. Subsequently, the glider ground-looped and came to rest on a 340 degree magnetic heading. The tailboom was fractured at the leading edge of the stabilizer. The pilot stated the wind was approximately 3 to 5 knots from the south. The wing span of the glider was approximately 66 feet.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the high grass during the landing roll, which resulted in a ground loop.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020730X01258&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2009 00:03 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 16:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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