# Accident 20060609010999A: Vizola CALIFA21, San Antonio, TX, June 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2006, 19:45 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Geronimo Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 98.7922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-98.7922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9FM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9FM-2006-08-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Caproni Vizzola CALIF A-21 (registry code 1870101, https://openairdocs.org/model/caproni-vizzola-calif-a-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VIZOLA CALIFA21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 5 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060609010999A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AS THE GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED, FOR TAKE OFF, THE RIGHT OUTBOARD WING SEPARATED RESULTING IN THE GLIDER CRASHING. A DETAILED EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE RETAINING PINS WERE NOT ENGAGED INTO THEIR RESPECTIVE FITTINGS IN THE RIGHT WING PANEL DURING ASSEMBLY OF THE GLIDER. IT IS NECESSARY TO TURN THE JACK SCREW FOR THE RETAINING DEVICE 15 TURNS TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ENGAGEMENT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW06CA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA157), Jun 10, 2006: Caproni Vizzola Cos. Aero. Calif A-21 (N9FM), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot/owner's failure to properly secure the right wing, which resulted in the in-flight separation of the right wing.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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