ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70315
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Date: | Sunday 28 August 1988 |
Time: | 17:00 |
Type: | Schleicher ASW 20BL |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N300Y |
MSN: | |
Total airframe hrs: | 500 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Red Mountain, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:PLT WAS ENGAGED IN SOARING RACE WHEN UNFAVORABLE LIFT CONDS NECESSITATED AN OFF-AIRPORT LNDG. PLT NEGLECTED TO DUMP WATER BALLAST TO LIGHTEN SHIP AND STALLED ON FINAL. RECOVERY FROM THE STALL WAS INITIATED BUT GROUND CONTACT OCCURRED IN A FLAT ATTITUDE AT A RELATIVE HIGH SINK RATE BEFORE RECOVERY COULD BE COMPLETED. THE LNDG GEAR WAS RIPPED OUT WITH THE BELLY OF THE FUSELAGE OPENED & FRACTURED FROM GROUND CONTACT.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX88DUQ05
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Dec-2009 11:07 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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