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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · HPH Spol Sro Kutna Hora GLASFLUGEL 304CZ-17 · Louisburg, NC · July 20, 2013

Date
July 20, 2013 · 15:20 local
Place
Louisburg, NC
Airport
Ball Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N304TJ
Reported as
HPH Spol Sro Kutna Hora Glasflugel 304CZ-17
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
428 total37 in this make and model7 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

The pilot of the glider (N304TJ)said he over corrected to the right on his landing rollout on runway 36. He then went off the right side of the runway into the grass while trying to miss a runway light. This path took him down the hill and into a parked glider. He said that there is very littledirectional control on the ground in a glider and he could not manuever away from it. He also said that because of the momentum from the downhill slope he was unable to stop before impacting the parked glider. He said that braking is also very limited in a glider. At the time of the incident the winds were light and variable.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT OF THE GLIDER (N304TJ)SAID HE OVER CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT ON HIS LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 36. HE THEN WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS WHILE TRYING TO MISS A RUNWAY LIGHT. THIS PATH TOOK HIM DOWN THE HILL AND INTO A PARKED GLIDER. HE SAID THAT THERE IS VERY LITTLEDIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE GROUND IN A GLIDER AND HE COULD NOT MANUEVER AWAY FROM IT. HE ALSO SAID THAT BECAUSE OF THE MOMENTUM FROM THE DOWNHILL SLOPE HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE IMPACTING THE PARKED GLIDER. HE SAID THAT BRAKING IS ALSO VERY LIMITED IN A GLIDER. AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT THE WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE.