ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69876
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| Date: | Thursday 1 April 1993 |
| Time: | 15:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grob G102 |
| Owner/operator: | Atlanta Soaring Club |
| Registration: | N792G |
| MSN: | 5629 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1208 hours |
| Engine model: | TURBOMECA%20ARTOUSE%20IIIB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kingston, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | ( ETO) |
| ( ETO) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A TOWED TAKE OFF, THE TOW PLANE LOST ENGINE POWER AND THE TOW PILOT RELEASED THE GLIDER. THE GLIDER PILOT ALSO RELEASED THE TOW LINE, THEN BEGAN A LEFT TURN TO PROVIDE ENOUGH ROOM TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT, DURING THE RIGHT TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE FELL AND THE GLIDER IMPACTED THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: The pilot's attempted return to the departure runway that resulted in a stall at an altutude that was too low to permit recovery.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL93LA067
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Nov-2009 10:14 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Apr-2024 15:01 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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