ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69953
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Date: | Thursday 14 November 1991 |
Time: | 16:00 LT |
Type: | Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
Owner/operator: | Seminole Flying & Soaring, Inc |
Registration: | N2890H |
MSN: | 550 |
Year of manufacture: | 1979 |
Total airframe hrs: | 2790 hours |
Engine model: | CONTINENTAL%20IO-360A |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Groveland, FL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE GLIDER WAS TOWED ALOFT & AFTER MANEUVERING, THE PLT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE GLIDEPORT. HE LOCATED A SUITABLE FIELD FOR LANDING BUT WAS HIGH ON FINAL APCH. WHILE TURNING TO LAND IN ANOTHER FIELD, THE LT WING TIP WHEEL COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. THE GLIDER THEN COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND & CAME TO REST.
Probable Cause: POOR IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND RESULTING IN THE OFF AIRPORT LANDING. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | MIA92LA028 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 1 year and 5 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB MIA92LA028
Location
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2009 12:23 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
11-Apr-2024 11:14 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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