- Date
- December 28, 1979
- Place
- Lavale, MD · LAVALE, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1047ZSchleicher KA-7
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791228034679A
- Case key
- 132671
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3408 79/12/28 LAVALE,MD SCHLEICHER KA-7 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1400 N1047Z PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 57, 1512 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 800 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CUMBERLAND MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CUMBERLAND,MD LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - PARTIAL BRIEFING BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE/RADIO, LIMITED BY PILOT ACTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST/LOWER SCATTERED 4800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 38 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 330 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING 20 TO 28 KNOTS.CAUGHT IN DOWNDRAFT.LNDD IN BASEBALL FIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1047Z
- Reported as
- Schleicher KA-7
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cumberland Muni
N1047ZRegistered now · Schleicher Alexander K 7Airframe modelSchleicher Alexander K 7Engine modelNONE
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