ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68338
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| Date: | Saturday 23 May 1998 |
| Time: | 16:18 LT |
| Type: |  Grob G103 Twin Astir |
| Owner/operator: | Rich Sheafer |
| Registration: | N427BG |
| MSN: | 3739 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1982 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4251 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming%20IO-360-C1C6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Briggs, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (TX23) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider pilot had released the glider from the tow plane prematurely at 1,500 feet MSL due to conflicting traffic. After 'thermalling with another glider for a while, he could not find much lift,' so he headed back to the airport to land. The pilot added that he was too low when he entered the downwind leg for runway 16; however, he estimated that he would be able to reach the approach end of the runway. In a written statement, he stated that he became distracted by a yellow glider that he thought was blocking the landing runway. The pilot reported that while maneuvering to land at the threshold for the 4,500-foot turf runway, he turned the aircraft onto the base leg prematurely; consequently the left wing impacted the ground nearly perpendicular to the runway near the threshold. Subsequently, the glider impacted the ground in a nose low attitude, bounced back in the air and impacted the ground in a tail low attitude, separating the tail section.
Probable Cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the distance and altitude. Factors were the lack of thermal lift and his diverted attention while on downwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW98LA244
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Sep-2009 00:41 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Apr-2024 12:15 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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