# Incident 20160807014189I: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6B, Elbert, CO, August 7, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 2016, 14:50 local time
- Place: Elbert, CO
- Airport: Comanche Creek
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2636° N, 104.4270° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Comanche Creek Airport (07CO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2636&lon=-104.4270&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987DM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987DM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6B (registry code 3801262, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-6b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-6B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160807014189I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 8, 2016, ABOUT 15:55 MDT, A ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS6-BWL GLIDER, N987DM, SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE DURING AN OFF-FIELD LANDING NEAR COMANCHE CREEK AIRFIELD, ELBERT, CO. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURY TO HIS BACK. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VMC.

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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