ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157166
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| Date: | Saturday 22 June 2013 |
| Time: | 18:00 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 15 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N77VT |
| MSN: | 15032 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1494 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Navasota Municipal Airport -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waller, TX (89TA) |
| Waller, TX (89TA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that the glider lost lift during the final leg of a cross-country flight. He chose to divert to a nearby airport to land; however, he subsequently realized that he would not be able to reach that airport, so he attempted to land in an open field. The pilot stated that, when he extended the spoilers at an indicated airspeed of 45 mph on the base leg of the approach, the glider inadvertently stalled and impacted terrain. He reported no preaccident failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation. It is likely that the pilot deployed the spoilers with insufficient airspeed during the approach for landing, which resulted in the aerodynamic stall.
Probable Cause: An inadvertent aerodynamic stall during the approach for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2013 06:39 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 29-Nov-2017 08:46 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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