ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66702
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Date: | Saturday 1 July 2000 |
Time: | 15:30 |
Type: | Schleicher K 8B |
Owner/operator: | U OF MICH SOARING CLUB, INC. |
Registration: | N885D |
MSN: | 1401 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Rossettie Airport, Manchester, Washtenaw County, Michigan -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | 75G |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:While on final approach the glider experienced higher than expected sink and the glider impacted a fence-post short of the runway.
Probable Cause: the downdraft experienced during final approach and altitude/clearance from the fence post not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the fence post.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | CHI00LA193 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB:
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X21385&key=1 FAA register: 2.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=885D Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
29-Jul-2009 21:22 |
DColclasure |
Added |
02-Jul-2015 03:46 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
12-Dec-2017 18:57 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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