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FAA accident report · Glaser DG-300 ELAN · Huntsville, AL · October 16, 2005

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Date
October 16, 2005 · 15:30 local
Place
Huntsville, AL
Airport
Moontown Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N300HX
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL06LA008
Reported as
Glaser DG300ELAN
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N300HXRegistration cancelled Jul 16, 2013 · Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELANS/N 3E-117 · Built 1985Airframe modelElan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELANEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot allowed sailplane to get too low and slow on final approach. Sailplane stalled, pilot attempted recovery, but was too low. Sailplane impacted berm 100' from threshold and bounced onto runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ALLOWED SAILPLANE TO GET TOO LOW AND SLOW ON FINAL APPROACH. SAILPLANE STALLED, PILOT ATTEMPTED RECOVERY, BUT WAS TOO LOW. SAILPLANE IMPACTED BERM 100' FROM THRESHOLD AND BOUNCED ONTO RUNWAY.

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 ATL06LA008Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportBrownsboro, ALThe pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude on final approach which resulted in an undershoot of the runway, and an in-flight collision with a embankment. A factor was the dirt bank/rising terrain.Oct 16, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N300HX · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19950828032869AFinal Approach · Truckee, CAHigh sink rate on final. Impacted bluff short of runway. Misjudged wind and altitude.Aug 28, 1995 · Destroyed