ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69919
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| Date: | Sunday 7 July 1991 |
| Time: | 15:01 |
| Type: | Slingsby T.59 Kestrel |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1954E |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hinckley, IL -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Hinckley, IL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE GLIDER PILOT RETURNED TO THE UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT AND ENTERED A STANDARD (LEFT-HAND TURNS) TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. HE STATED HE BROADCAST HIS POSITION AND INTENTIONS ON THE COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY. THE PILOT REPORTED HE WAS ESTABLISHED ON FINAL APPROACH FOR 5 TO 10 SECONDS BEFORE HE HEARD A 'SAWING-SCRUNCH LIKE ONE MIGHT IMAGINE OF FIBERGLASS ON FIBERGLASS.' WITNESSES REPORTED THIS GLIDER WAS OVERTAKING A SLOWER, LOWER GLIDER AS IT DESCENDED TOWARD THE RUNWAY. BOTH GLIDERS IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A BEAN FIELD ABOUT 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE NEVER SAW THE OTHER GLIDER, AND NEITHER PILOT HEARD THE OTHER'S RADIO TRANSMISSIONS. THE PILOT OF THE LOWER GLIDER HAD ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN USING NON-STANDARD (RIGHT-HAND) TURNS.
Sources:
CHI91FA212B
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2009 11:16 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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