19990711008899A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6 · Hobbs, NM · July 11, 1999

Date: July 11, 1999 · 17:30 local
Place: Hobbs, NM
Airport: Industrial Airpart Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N176V
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN99LA117

N176VRegistration cancelled Nov 18, 1999 · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6S/N 353 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth VENTUS B/16.6

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What happened

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

Acft landed short of intended landing area, struck fence post, and ground looped. (-23) the following is an accident report from the department of public safety, state of new Mexico, officer ernest garcia : "on July 11, 1999 at approx. 1900 hours, I was advised of a downed glider on state road 83 at intersection with county road 102. When I arrived at the scene, I observed a white glider facing west with its tail end facing south. The glider was cracked in half behind the wing. The pilot identified himself as mark saunders of santa barbara, California. He stated he was flying eastbound and had to make an emergency landing on state road 83. As he was turning the glider to land westbound, it stalled and the left wing touched the ground. The rest of the plane spun around. The front end collided into a fence. The rear end of the glider collided into a fence pole."privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

ACFT LANDED SHORT OF INTENDED LANDING AREA, STRUCK FENCE POST, AND GROUND LOOPED. (-23) THE FOLLOWING IS AN ACCIDENT REPORT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, STATE OF NEW MEXICO, OFFICER ERNEST GARCIA : "ON JULY 11, 1999 AT APPROX. 1900 HOURS, I WAS ADVISED OF A DOWNED GLIDER ON STATE ROAD 83 AT INTERSECTION WITH COUNTY ROAD 102. WHEN I ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, I OBSERVED A WHITE GLIDER FACING WEST WITH ITS TAIL END FACING SOUTH. THE GLIDER WAS CRACKED IN HALF BEHIND THE WING. THE PILOT IDENTIFIED HIMSELF AS MARK SAUNDERS OF SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA. HE STATED HE WAS FLYING EASTBOUND AND HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ON STATE ROAD 83. AS HE WAS TURNING THE GLIDER TO LAND WESTBOUND, IT STALLED AND THE LEFT WING TOUCHED THE GROUND. THE REST OF THE PLANE SPUN AROUND. THE FRONT END COLLIDED INTO A FENCE. THE REAR END OF THE GLIDER COLLIDED INTO A FENCE POLE."^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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 DEN99LA117Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHobbs, NMThe pilot's inadequate in-flight planning. Factors were the loss of thermal lift, the subsequent stall/spin, and the fence post that he impacted.Jul 11, 1999 · Substantial damage