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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rolsch LS-6 · Uvalde, TX · August 6, 1986

Date
August 6, 1986 · 13:45 local
Place
Uvalde, TX
Airport
Uvalde
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N25SG
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW86LRG31
Reported as
Rolsch LS6
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 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.

The glider landed short of the runway due to pilot misjudgment and traffic conflicts.

As the FAA filed it

THE GLIDER LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY DUE TO PILOT MISJUDGMENT AND TRAFFIC CONFLICTS.

NTSB investigation

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