ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 40757
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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 2000 |
| Time: | 14:50 |
| Type: | Issoire PIK-30 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N30PK |
| MSN: | 719 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 55 hours |
| Engine model: | Bombardier ROTAX |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Minden-Tahoe Airport - KMNE, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MEV |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While returning to land at the airport, witnesses saw the glider make a shallow approach, and touchdown outside of the airport perimeter fence. The glider became airborne and flew through a five-strand barbed wire fence. The top two strands broke the canopy and struck the pilot. Compilation of witness interviews revealed that the glider appeared too low for a normal flight pattern, and they did not think that the glider would make it back to the runway. They saw it descend to the ground approximately 50 yards short of the runway and collide with the fence. An inspection of the glider revealed no preimpact anomalies. The engine was also inspected with no discrepancies noted. A GPS unit found onboard the glider was removed and downloaded; no information was available on the unit.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to attempt to make it back to the runway for landing after experiencing a loss of lift and not maintaining a proper descent rate.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21047&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jan-2013 05:06 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 12-Dec-2017 18:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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