ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66144
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 June 2004 |
| Time: | 16:45 |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS 1-35 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2874H |
| MSN: | 54 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sparks, Nevada -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Sparks, NV (NV23) |
| Sparks, NV (NV23) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider landed short of runway and impacted terrain. While turning onto base leg of the traffic pattern, the pilot noticed a significant decrease in ground speed, which he attributed to being the result of a strong headwind. Just before turning onto final approach, about 400 feet agl, the glider experienced an increase in sink rate and a decrease in airspeed (about 5 to 10 knots indicated airspeed). He lowered the nose in an effort to increase the airspeed and counteract the sink, but the glider continued toward the ground. Just before impacting the ground in a nose low attitude, the pilot pulled back on the stick in an effort to pitch the nose up and cushion the impact. The glider collided with terrain in a flat attitude. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions of failures with the aircraft.
Probable Cause: the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance resulting in an undershoot of the runway.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20040708X00927&key=1
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jul-2009 02:48 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 07-Dec-2017 18:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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