- Date
- June 19, 1988, 17:45 local (23:45 UTC)
- Place
- Moriarty, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N143SSBurkhart Grob G-102
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880619022129A
- Case key
- 17482
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Analysis
The pvt glider plt was completing a five hr endurance flight. During the turn from base to final, the glider encountered a 15 kt xwind and overshot the turn. The plt attempted to 'buttonhook' back toward the intended touchdown point. Witnesses stated that during landing on a gravel rwy, parallel to and beside rwy 26, the left wing struck the ground. The glider then groundlooped. The pilot said that fatigue may have affected his ability to control the glider during landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N143SS
- Reported as
- Burkhart Grob G-102
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 1370
- Airframe hours
- 434
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Albuquerque Soaring Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 13, 1988 · 17 hours before
- Departed
- 0E0
- Destination
- 0E0
- Airport
- OEO · Moriarty, runway 26, 5,100 × 50 ft, gravel
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 62
- Certificate
- Private
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 176 total · 90 in this make and model · 149 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days · 13 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.