ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66103
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| Date: | Thursday 28 July 2005 |
| Time: | 13:35 |
| Type: | LET L-33 Solo |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N93205 |
| MSN: | 930205 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stanton, MN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Stanton, MN (SYN) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider was damaged during landing when the right wing struck the ground causing the glider to ground-loop. The pilot reported experiencing extreme turbulence and a rapid descent while on final approach to land. He stated that he retracted the glider's spoilers but the descent continued until the right wing struck the ground. The recorded winds were 220 degrees at 4 knots gusting to 15 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate during landing due to the wind gusts. The wind gusts were a factor.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20050922X01507&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jul-2009 08:56 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Dec-2017 10:45 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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