What happened
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(-23) On September 28, 2002, at 1130 CDT, at Tullahoma-highland rim regional airport, student pilot david a. ball piloted N8747 on his 17th solo flight. He stated that he underestimated the strength of the wind in the pattern, came in too low on final approach and struck a small tree. The wind was estimated at 360 degrees at 6 KTS gusting to 10 KTS. (.19) on September 28, 2002, at 1300 central daylight time, a schempp-hirth, KA8B glider, N8747, registered to university of Tennessee space institute, and operated by a student pilot, collided with trees short of runway 6 during an approach to land at Tullahoma-highland rim regional airport, in Tullahoma, Tennessee. The instructional flight operated under the provisions of title 14 CFR part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The glider sustained substantial damage. The student pilot was not injured. The flight departed Tullahoma, Tennessee, at an undetermined time. According to the student pilot, he was on his 17th solo flight at the time of the accident. The student pilot said he was low on final approach to land on runway 6 sod area. The glider collide d with a stand of trees short of the sod runway.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2002, AT 1130 CDT, AT TULLAHOMA-HIGHLAND RIM REGIONAL AIRPORT, STUDENT PILOT DAVID A. BALL PILOTED N8747 ON HIS 17TH SOLO FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT HE UNDERESTIMATED THE STRENGTH OF THE WIND IN THE PATTERN, CAME IN TOO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH AND STRUCK A SMALL TREE. THE WIND WAS ESTIMATED AT 360 DEGREES AT 6 KTS GUSTING TO 10 KTS. (.19) ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2002, AT 1300 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHEMPP-HIRTH, KA8B GLIDER, N8747, REGISTERED TO UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE SPACE INSTITUTE, AND OPERATED BY A STUDENT PILOT, COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY 6 DURING AN APPROACH TO LAND AT TULLAHOMA-HIGHLAND RIM REGIONAL AIRPORT, IN TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED TULLAHOMA, TENNESSEE, AT AN UNDETERMINED TIME. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE WAS ON HIS 17TH SOLO FLIGHT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT SAID HE WAS LOW ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 6 SOD AREA. THE GLIDER COLLIDE D WITH A STAND OF TREES SHORT OF THE SOD RUNWAY.
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