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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM · Taos, NM · June 14, 1998

Date: June 14, 1998 · 19:30 local
Place: Taos, NM
Airport: Taos Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Final Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N94DP
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA284
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 926 total281 in this make and model

N94DPRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2018 · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CMS/N 4 · Built 1989 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth VENTUS CM Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Motorized glider experienced wind shift on short final. Impacated rwy hard enough to damage wings. Exceeded control (-23) during landing at Taos, NM, airport glider was forced down onto runway abruptly from an altitude of 100 ft by a sudden gust of wind, landing gear was forced up into fuselage and impacted the steel structure of the glider fuselage.

As the FAA filed it

MOTORIZED GLIDER EXPERIENCED WIND SHIFT ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACATED RWY HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE WINGS. EXCEEDED CONTROL (-23) DURING LANDING AT TAOS, NM, AIRPORT GLIDER WAS FORCED DOWN ONTO RUNWAY ABRUPTLY FROM AN ALTITUDE OF 100 FT BY A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND, LANDING GEAR WAS FORCED UP INTO FUSELAGE AND IMPACTED THE STEEL STRUCTURE OF THE GLIDER FUSELAGE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB FTW98LA284Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTaos, NMThe pilot's improper flare. Contributing to the accident was the sudden wind shift which rendered the aircraft uncontrollable when the aircraft was on final approach to land.Jun 15, 1998 · Substantial damage