ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68972
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| Date: | Friday 3 May 1996 |
| Time: | 09:25 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Juan R. Batch |
| Registration: | N7773S |
| MSN: | 143 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming%20IO-540-KIE5 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Odessa, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (TE33) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The FAA inspector (pilot-in-command) was receiving a flight check to remove the commercial pilot 'aero tow only' limitation by completing several ground tow launches. Following five successful ground tow launches, the FAA inspector administering the flight check conducted a discussion to review emergency procedures with the applicant. During the sixth ground tow launch, when the airspeed had accelerated to 45 knots, the pitch attitude had attained 45 degrees, at an altitude of about 160 feet above the ground, the FAA inspector administering the flight check, released the tow line to abort the launch. The FAA inspector (PIC) receiving the flight check pushed the glider nose forward; however, the airspeed did not increase to the 50 knots needed for a landing flare. The glider landed hard, bounced, and subsequently touched down on the runway. Both pilots reported that the glider encountered 'a pocket of sinking air.'
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to obtain the required airspeed resulting in a hard landing. A factor was the lack of thermal lift.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA201
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2009 06:39 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 07:06 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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