ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 287780
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| Date: | Sunday 6 May 2012 |
| Time: | 14:06 LT |
| Type: |  Eiri-Avion PIK-20D |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N39RB |
| MSN: | 20597 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2361 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Eagleville, Tennessee -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Eagleville, TN (50M) |
| Eagleville, TN (50M) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, when he was preparing to land, the wind favored a landing to the north. However, during the approach to land, he observed another glider being pulled out onto the field. Concerned about obstacle clearance during the landing, the pilot continued north on a downwind leg to set up for a landing to the south. The last thing he recalled before the accident was encountering a 'very strong sink.†The glider subsequently collided with a cedar tree and the ground, substantially damaging the glider's empennage. A witness reported that the glider appeared to climb and then banked hard to the right and rolled upside down before the collision. Postaccident examination and the pilot's statement indicated no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The glider's encounter with atmospheric lift conditions not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA12CA321
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 May 1980 | N39RB | Private | 0 | Tucson, AZ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 14:22 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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