ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65125
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| Date: | Sunday 22 July 2007 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 1-26C |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2743Z |
| MSN: | 246 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Windsor, VA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Windsor, VA (3VA8) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While returning from a local flight, the pilot realized that the glider did not have enough altitude to reach the airport. He identified a farm field to perform a forced landing to. While on approach to the field, and while gliding over trees, the glider was "hit by a gust of wind," and entered the tree tops while traveling about 50 mph. The left wing struck a large tree, turning the glider 180 degrees, before the nose pitched down and impacted the forest floor. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies of the glider, and reported that the winds were "very gusty" on the day of the accident.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to properly plan the approach to the airport, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a tree. A factor was the gusty wind conditions.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070904X01302&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 13:33 | DColclasure | Added |
| 28-Jun-2009 23:21 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 04-Dec-2017 18:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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