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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Sphrth CIRRUS · Monroe, GA · April 2, 1989

Date: April 2, 1989 · 17:26 local
Place: Monroe, GA
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N99VJ
Reported as: Sphrth Cirrus
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 988 total2 in this make and model12 in the last 90 days

N99VJRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2013 · Schempp-Hirth CIRRUSS/N 5 · Built 1967 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth CIRRUS Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Glider too low on final. Dragged tree top and nosed over impacting nose down.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER TOO LOW ON FINAL. DRAGGED TREE TOP AND NOSED OVER IMPACTING NOSE DOWN.

Other reports on N99VJ · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19780323010139IFinal Approach · Minden, NYPilot misjudjed his descent and scraped the ground with his glider wing tip while lining up to land.Mar 23, 1978 · Minor damage