ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66702
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| Date: | Saturday 1 July 2000 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher K 8B |
| Owner/operator: | U OF MICH SOARING CLUB, INC. |
| Registration: | N885D |
| MSN: | 1401 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rossettie Airport, Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | 75G |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While on final approach the glider experienced higher than expected sink and the glider impacted a fence-post short of the runway.
Probable Cause: the downdraft experienced during final approach and altitude/clearance from the fence post not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the fence post.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21385&key=1
FAA register: 2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=885D
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jul-2009 21:22 | DColclasure | Added |
| 02-Jul-2015 03:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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