ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 131931
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Date: | Sunday 4 July 1993 |
Time: | 13:00 |
Type: | Grob G104 Speed Astir II |
Owner/operator: | Louis Groundal |
Registration: | N164SS |
MSN: | 4020 |
Total airframe hrs: | 220 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Chester, VT -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Springfield, VT (KVSF) |
Destination airport: | Springfield, VT (KVSF) |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:On July 4, 1993, about 1300 hours eastern daylight time, N164SS, a Grob Speed Astir II glider, registered to Louis Groundal, Newtown, Connecticut, was destroyed after impacting trees during landing near Chester, Vermont. The certificated private pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The local personal flight originated from Springfield, Vermont, and was conducted under 14 CFR 91.
According to the pilot;
"After about one hour of soaring, attempts to return to airport to land [were] hampered by sudden heavy sink. Terrain consisted of trees and [lacked] appropriate off field landing sites, except a pond and one small very rough field (1.5 to 2 miles from airport). Attempted to land glider in field, but on final approach heavy sink put glider in a tree near the edge of the field."
No mechanical malfunctions were reported.
PROBABLE CAUSE:THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING AND AN IN FLIGHT ENCOUNTER WITH A DOWNDRAFT WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH.
Cancelled 16.11.1993 as destroyed.
Sources:
NTSB id 20001211X12791
FAA Registry 2011
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
23-Sep-2011 01:59 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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