ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70985
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| Date: | Sunday 23 October 1983 |
| Time: | 13:15 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7558 |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12577 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | New River, AZ -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE STUDENT PLT WAS ON HIS 9TH SOLO LANDING WHEN HE LANDED ON RWY 27 WITH A X-WING FROM 200 DEG AT 10 KTS. DURING THE LANDING, THE GLIDER DRIFTED TO THE NORTH INTO SOME BUSHES, THEN SWERVED INTO A TREE. THE PLT REPORTED THAT UPON LANDING, HE LOWER THE WRONG WING (RIGHT WING) & ALLOWED THE GLIDER TO DRIFT TO THE NORTH.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX84LA037
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2010 06:19 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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