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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schler ASW27 · Laredo, TX · August 8, 2005

Date: August 8, 2005
Place: Laredo, TX
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N274DW
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05CA211
Reported as: Schler ASW27
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot was participating in a soaring contest from uvalde, TX. The afternoon departure culminated in a landing on a farm road two-tenths of a mile from ranch strip of intended landing. The ranch strip was overgrown and not discernable on the day of this flight. Landing terrain was overgrown with scrub brush which aircraft contacted on landing. The impact displayed the glider direction and routed it into a ranch fence, which damaged the empennage. There were no injuries and no fire.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT WAS PARTICIPATING IN A SOARING CONTEST FROM UVALDE, TX. THE AFTERNOON DEPARTURE CULMINATED IN A LANDING ON A FARM ROAD TWO-TENTHS OF A MILE FROM RANCH STRIP OF INTENDED LANDING. THE RANCH STRIP WAS OVERGROWN AND NOT DISCERNABLE ON THE DAY OF THIS FLIGHT. LANDING TERRAIN WAS OVERGROWN WITH SCRUB BRUSH WHICH AIRCRAFT CONTACTED ON LANDING. THE IMPACT DISPLAYED THE GLIDER DIRECTION AND ROUTED IT INTO A RANCH FENCE, WHICH DAMAGED THE EMPENNAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO FIRE.

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 DFW05CA211Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportEncinal, TXThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during a cross-country soaring flight. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the landing.Aug 8, 2005 · Substantial damage