ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65462
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| Date: | Saturday 27 May 2006 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 24 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5LX |
| MSN: | 24199 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Williams, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Williams, CA (CN12) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that during a glider flight, the glider lost available lift. The pilot force landed the glider in a field, short of the airport. During the landing, the right wing impacted an unknown object and the empennage section separated from the remainder of the airframe at the tailboom. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions.
Probable Cause: The loss of thermal lift during cruise flight that resulted in a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20070617X00754&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jun-2009 07:12 | David Colclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:09 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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