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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 ELAN · Wilkeson, WA · August 25, 2019

Date
August 25, 2019 · 15:00 local
Place
Wilkeson, WA
Airport
Burnett Field
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N300GG
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR19FA241
Reported as
Elan/Glaser Dirks DG-300 Elan
Reported engine
N/A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours
5,400 total841 in this make and model50 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.

Glider hit trees on approch to private strip. Pilot lost control of the aircraft and landed hard.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER HIT TREES ON APPROCH TO PRIVATE STRIP. PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED HARD.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.