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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bbavia 8GCBC · Wellington, CO · July 8, 1995

Date
July 8, 1995 · 13:30 local
Place
Wellington, CO
Airport
Owl Canyon Gliderport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N57669
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW95LA279
Reported as
Bbavia 8GCBC
Reported engine
Lycoming O360C2E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0

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What happened

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

Landing after glider tow. Left main gear separated. Grinding on surfaced had heated spring steel. Tensile affected.

As the FAA filed it

LANDING AFTER GLIDER TOW. LEFT MAIN GEAR SEPARATED. GRINDING ON SURFACED HAD HEATED SPRING STEEL. TENSILE AFFECTED.

NTSB investigation

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