ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 44297
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| Date: | Sunday 16 October 2005 |
| Time: | 15:30 |
| Type: |  Glaser-Dirks DG-300 Elan |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N300HX |
| MSN: | DG-300 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brownsboro Airfield - 3M5, AL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Brownsboro, AL (3M5) |
| Brownsboro, AL (3M5) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of the glider was making an approach to runway 27 when he misjudged the distance and collided with an road embankment 300-feet short of the runway threshold. Post-accident examination of the accident site revealed the glider slid over a road embankment perpendicular to the runway approach threshold and came to rest on the other side of the road. The fuselage of the glider was buckled.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude on final approach which resulted in an undershoot of the runway, and an in-flight collision with a embankment. A factor was the dirt bank/rising terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20051027X01744&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Sep-2011 08:26 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator] |
| 25-May-2013 16:40 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Dec-2017 11:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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