ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69908
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Date: | Saturday 4 September 1993 |
Time: | 11:30 |
Type: | Grob G103 Twin Astir |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N153SS |
MSN: | |
Total airframe hrs: | 208 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | New Douglas, IL -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | New Douglas, IL |
Destination airport: | New Douglas, IL |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL GLIDER FLIGHT WAS BEING WINCH LAUNCHED. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THERE WAS AN APPARENT CABLE BREAK, WHEN THE GLIDER WAS APPROXIMATELY 20 FEET AGL. THE STUDENT PILOT INITIALLY LOWERED THE NOSE, THEN RETURNED TO A CLIMB ATTITUDE. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE GLIDER, AND INITIATED A LANDING. THE LANDING WAS HARD AND THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE DOUBLE RING ON THE GLIDER TOW ATTACHMENT POINT WAS FOUND SEPARATED.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: CHI93LA353
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2009 00:48 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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