# Accident 20110818018589A: Briegleb BG-12B, Moore, ID, August 18, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2011, 16:43 local time
- Place: Moore, ID
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7700° N, 113.3447° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7700&lon=-113.3447&mi=10
- Aircraft: N559Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N559Y-2012-02-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Briegleb BG-12B (registry code 79001E4, https://openairdocs.org/model/briegleb-bg-12b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BRIEGLEB BG-12B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11FA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110818018589A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT PERFORMED HIS FIRST FLIGHT IN THE ACCIDENT GLIDER ON 08-13-2011, THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. ACCORDING TO WITNESSES, ON 08-18-2011, THE PILOT HAD BEEN OUT FLYING FOR ABOUT 2.5 HOURS, THEN ON APPROACH TO LANDING MADE A PASS OVER THE AIRSTRIP AT ABOUT 100 MPH AND 100 FT AGL. AT THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT PULLED UP TO CLIMB OVER POWERLINES AND GAIN ALTITUDE FOR A TEARDROP TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY. WITNESS REPORTS STATE THAT ABOUT HALFWAY INTO THE LEFT TURN THE TURN BECAME TIGHTER AND THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL AND SPIN PERFORMING 1 1/2 TO 2 REVOLUTIONS IN THE SPIN UNTIL IMAPCT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE PILOT'S FOURTH FLIGHT IN THIS AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR11FA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11FA392), Aug 18, 2011: Briegleb BG-12B (N559Y), Moore, ID, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to perform a low pass over the runway in the opposite direction of his intended landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain airspeed and glider control during the…

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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