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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Glasflugel Standard LI · Faribault, MN · July 26, 2009

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Date
July 26, 2009 · 17:00 local
Place
Faribault, MN
Airport
Faribault Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3872
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA475
Reported as
Glasflugel Standard LI
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
1,749 total279 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days
N3872Registered now · Glasflugel STANDRD LIBELLE 201BS/N 218 · Built 1971Airframe modelGlasflugel STANDRD LIBELLE 201BEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The glider made a hard landing short of runway 30 at Faribault Municipal Airport, which was also the departure point. It then bounced and landed on a taxiway where the main gear seperated and the right wingtip struck the pavement shearing the wingtip wheel. The glider then turned 90 degrees to the right and slid an additional 100 feet into the grass and stopped. The empannage of the glider was broken off approximately 6 feet from the aft end of the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

THE GLIDER MADE A HARD LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY 30 AT FARIBAULT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WHICH WAS ALSO THE DEPARTURE POINT. IT THEN BOUNCED AND LANDED ON A TAXIWAY WHERE THE MAIN GEAR SEPERATED AND THE RIGHT WINGTIP STRUCK THE PAVEMENT SHEARING THE WINGTIP WHEEL. THE GLIDER THEN TURNED 90 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT AND SLID AN ADDITIONAL 100 FEET INTO THE GRASS AND STOPPED. THE EMPANNAGE OF THE GLIDER WAS BROKEN OFF APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET FROM THE AFT END OF THE AIRCRAFT.

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 CEN09CA475Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportFaribault, MNThe pilot's inability to maintain proper airspeed on approach to land.Jul 26, 2009 · Substantial damage