ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65933
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| Date: | Friday 7 December 2001 |
| Time: | 14:08 |
| Type: |  Grob G102 Club Astir IIIB |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N102FC |
| MSN: | 5621CB |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2233 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Banning, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Hemet, CA (HMT) |
| Banning, CA (BNG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During the glider flight the pilot encountered adverse weather conditions and attempted to land. About 1 mile from the airport on final approach, the pilot encountered gusting high wind. The pilot failed to maintain adequate airspeed and lost control of the glider. Witnesses reported that a wing suddenly lowered and the glider fell nearly straight down from an altitude of about 60 feet above the ground. An officer who arrived on scene within minutes of the crash reported that the wind speed was not less than 20 knots, with gusts to 40 knots.
Probable Cause: On final approach, the pilot's failure to maintain adequate aircraft airspeed and control during an encounter with the gusting high wind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20011212X02393&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2009 04:54 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 13:27 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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