ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66109
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| Date: | Thursday 25 June 2009 |
| Time: | 12:40 |
| Type: | Rolladen-Schneider LS3-a |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N800JM |
| MSN: | 3325 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1535 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cedar Valley, UT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Cedar Valley, UT (UT99) |
| Cedar Valley, UT (UT99) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider was being towed aloft by a tow-plane. Takeoff procedures for the glider required that the flaps be set at 0 degrees until aileron effectiveness, and then the flaps should be set at 10 degrees. The pilot had 0 degrees of flaps selected, and during the ground roll, the left wing was dragging on the ground surface. He attempted to align the glider with the runway and removed his hand from the flap handle and placed it on the tow release handle, intending to abort the takeoff. He leveled the wings and the glider lifted from the runway. The pilot gained control of the glider and intended to extend the flaps 10 degrees; however, his hand was still on the tow release handle and he unintentionally pulled the tow release at 75 to 100 feet above ground level. During the forced landing, the pilot misjudged the flare, the glider landed hard, and the pilot sustained serious spinal injuries.
Probable Cause: The pilot inadvertently applied the tow release handle.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jul-2009 02:43 | DColclasure | Added |
| 05-Jul-2009 12:17 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 02-Dec-2017 15:36 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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