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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Rolladen-Schneider LS 4A · Salina, UT · July 14, 1998

Date: July 14, 1998
Place: Salina, UT
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N41MN
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW98LA326
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0

N41MNRegistration cancelled Sep 24, 2026 · Rolladen-Schneider LS 4AS/N 4439 · Built 1984 Airframe modelRolladen-Schneider LS 4A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On July 14, 1998, approximately 1755 MDT, a rolladen-schneider ls 4A (glider), N41MN, was substantially damaged during landing roll in an open field near Salina, Utah. The private pilot, the sole occupant on board, was uninjured. The aircraft was being operated as a personal flight under title 14 CFR part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated at parowan, Utah, approximately 1415. According to the pilot, he made a normal landing, but during rollout, the aircraft encountered rough terrain, which severed the tailboom.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 14, 1998, APPROXIMATELY 1755 MDT, A ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS 4A (GLIDER), N41MN, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING ROLL IN AN OPEN FIELD NEAR SALINA, UTAH. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, WAS UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT PAROWAN, UTAH, APPROXIMATELY 1415. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE MADE A NORMAL LANDING, BUT DURING ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN, WHICH SEVERED THE TAILBOOM.

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 FTW98LA326Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSalina, UTThe pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain to conduct a landing. Contributing was the loss of thermal lift and high vegetation.Jul 14, 1998 · Substantial damage