ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66715
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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1999 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: | LET L-33 Blaník Solo |
| Owner/operator: | Windsor Aviation Corp |
| Registration: | N286BA |
| MSN: | 940313 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 140 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental%20O-470-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wellington, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (67D) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider was towed to an altitude of 2,000 feet above the ground, and released. The pilot then flew the glider to the base of a cloud in search of a thermal. When the pilot decided to return to the airport, he experienced a downdraft of about 600 feet per minute, which descended the glider to an altitude of about 950 feet. The pilot recalled that the normal sink rate for the glider was about 150 feet per minute. As the glider was landing, it cleared marked wires that were located at the approach end of the runway, and touched down about 100 feet prior to a mowed grass runway area.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A factor related to the accident was a downdraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC99LA215
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 April 2011 | N286BA | Blue Ridge Soaring Society Inc | 1 | New Castle, VA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jul-2009 21:25 | DColclasure | Added |
| 14-Dec-2017 11:37 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2024 18:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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