- Date
- April 14, 1973
- Place
- San Manuel, AZ · SAN MANUEL, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N462ESchemp Cirrus
- Status
- Completed · report June 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730414010259A
- Case key
- 170533
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1043 73/4/14 SAN MANUEL,ARIZ SCHEMP CIRRUS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 1720 TIME - 1700 N462E PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SAN MANUEL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP TUCSON,ARIZ RETURN SAN MANUEL,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 75 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 210 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- LND ABOUT 100 FT SHORT,DOWNDRAFT. L WG DUG INTO GRND. GROUP WEA BRIEF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N462E
- Reported as
- Schemp Cirrus
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- San Manuel
N462ERegistration cancelled Aug 19, 2013 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N462E · 1
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