ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66703
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| Date: | Sunday 4 June 2000 |
| Time: | 15:20 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 1-26 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N3814A |
| MSN: | 94 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2081 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Prescott, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | AZ86 |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
After making a radio call from a handheld microphone on base to final, the pilot realized that she was a little high. She set the microphone down and placed both hands on the control stick in an effort to execute a sideslip to lose altitude. While attempting to flare and clear the airport boundary fence, the glider did not respond to back pressure applied to the control stick. The microphone was later found lodged in the control stick well.
Probable Cause: Diminished control during the landing phase of operation due to a partial blockage of the elevator controls by a microphone that became lodged in the control stick well.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21259&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2009 21:22 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:48 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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