# Accident 20060709024219A: Rolsch LS3A, Puyallup, WA, July 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Puyallup, WA
- Airport: Pierce County-Thun Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2433° N, 121.9247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2433&lon=-121.9247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43MM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43MM-2009-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider OHG LS3-A (registry code 3801214, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ohg-ls3-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS3A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060709024219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HIGH ON APPROACH. PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE AND DID NOT FURTHER EXTEND AIRBRAKES, INCREASING AIRSPEED AND FLOAT DISTANCE DOWN THE RUNWAY. LANDED HALFWAY DOWN 2100 FT RWY. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO STOP THE GLIDER, IT DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RWY AND HIT A BUILT-UP BERM.

## 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 SEA06CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA143), Jul 9, 2006: Rolladen-Schneider LS3A (N43MM), Enumclaw, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in the aircraft impacting the dirt embankment on the side of the emergency run-out area. Factors include…

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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