20161117023799A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Schweizer SGS 1-26E · Moscow, TN · November 17, 2016

Date: November 17, 2016 · 14:30 local
Place: Moscow, TN
Airport: Hawks Nest
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N65968
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17LA048
Reported as: Schweizer SGS 1-26E
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 8,500 total1 in this make and model83 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.

privacy data omitted Piloted glider N65968 on 11/17/16. At approach to n. runway 18, Hawks Nest Airport in Moscow, TN, he executed a 360 degree turn causing the glider to stall and crash 200 yards north of runway 18 in wooded area. Glider inspection resulted in a total loss due to heavy structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOTED GLIDER N65968 ON 11/17/16. AT APPROACH TO N. RUNWAY 18, HAWKS NEST AIRPORT IN MOSCOW, TN, HE EXECUTED A 360 DEGREE TURN CAUSING THE GLIDER TO STALL AND CRASH 200 YARDS NORTH OF RUNWAY 18 IN WOODED AREA. GLIDER INSPECTION RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS DUE TO HEAVY STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

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 ERA17LA048Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMoscow, TNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack while maneuvering at low altitude, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.Nov 17, 2016 · Substantial damage