ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65979
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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 2002 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 1-26B |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N696U |
| MSN: | 311 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1701 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hobbs, New Mexico -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hobbs, NM (HOB) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that approximately 5 to 10 miles east of the airport, the glider was "thermaling" at 8,000 feet msl. The glider encountered a downdraft with a rainshower, and subsequently, quickly lost altitude. Unable to locate a thermal to gain altitude, the pilot initiated a forced landing to a field. While attempting to land in the field, the glider struck a wire fence. The glider came to rest upright and tangled in the fence wire.
Probable Cause: the pilot's inadvertent flight into adverse weather conditions which resulted in the loss of thermal lift. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20020819X01422&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2009 00:02 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Dec-2017 17:18 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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