ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69937
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Date: | Monday 17 August 1992 |
Time: | 11:40 |
Type: | Grob G103 Twin Astir |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3872H |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Truckee, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | Truckee, CA |
Destination airport: | Truckee, CA |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE NON-GLIDER RATED CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO. AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM AN AERO TOW THE PILOT MADE A POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND MISJUDGED THE GLIDER'S ALTITUDE. THE GLIDER UNDERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE DOWNWARD SLOPING TERRAIN THAT PRECEDES THE RUNWAY'S THRESHOLD.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX92LA352
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2009 11:17 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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