# Accident 20120624012789A: Dg-Flugzeugbau Gmbh DG-500MB, Richland, WA, June 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2012, 15:05 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Richland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3056° N, 119.3042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3056&lon=-119.3042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505JL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505JL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB (registry code 3802554, https://openairdocs.org/model/dg-flugzeugbau-dg-500mb) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: DG-FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH DG-500MB
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,304 total, 175 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120624012789A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS COMPLETING HIS 90 DAY CURRENCY IN THE MOTOR GLIDER AND ON HIS FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 26 WITH THE ENGINE STOWED AT RICHLAND, WA (RLD) THOUGHT HIS ALTIUDE WAS A BIT LOW AND TRIED TO MOVE THE SPOILER LEVER TO RETRACT THE SPOILERS, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND TO HIS CONTROL INPUT. HE LANDED ON A SET OF RAILROAD TRACKS, BOUNCED OVER THEM AND INTO A RAVINE JUST BEFORE A SECOND SET OF RR TRACKS, ON THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 26 AT RLD. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED AT LANDING GEAR BOX,EMPENNAGE BROKE OFF, RIGHT WING DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR12CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA288), Jun 24, 2012: Dg-Flugzeugbau DG-500MB (N505JL), Richland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the spoilers to retract because the right wing spoiler’s lower plate became jammed, which resulted in the glider not having enough lift to make it to the runway surface.

## Other reports on N505JL (1)

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

- [Incident 20020728019099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020728019099I), Jul 28, 2002: Glaser DG500MB (N505JL), Richland, WA, Minor damage. (-23) This aircraft is a motorized glider. The engine assembly is raised and lowered by a motorized linear. The jackscrew of the actuator failed and allowed…

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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