19850908043899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Petson J4PETERSON · Tucson, AZ · September 8, 1985

Date
September 8, 1985 · 15:10 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Avra Valley
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N29899
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX85LA386
Reported as
Petson J4PETERSON
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22 total5 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Glider student attempted to overfly an aircraft on the runway. Wingtip caught bush and aircraft cartwheeled.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO OVERFLY AN AIRCRAFT ON THE RUNWAY. WINGTIP CAUGHT BUSH AND AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.