ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66146
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| Date: | Friday 8 October 2004 |
| Time: | 15:00 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 1-26E |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N17911 |
| MSN: | 541 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | El Paso, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | El Paso, TX (T27) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While soaring near El Paso, Texas, the thermal conditions became weak and the glider began to lose altitude. With a landing becoming imminent, the pilot elected to land at a new housing development under construction. On the landing roll out, the glider bounced over a street curb and the right outboard wing contacted a small tree. The glider came to rest in an upright position.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during a local soaring flight. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20041130X01884&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2009 03:37 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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