- Date
- May 25, 1980
- Place
- Tucson, AZ · TUCSON, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N39RBEiriavion PIK-20
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800525019889A
- Case key
- 136397
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1839 80/5/25 NR.TUCSON,AZ EIRIAVION PIK-20 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 350 TIME - 1455 N39RB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 13 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND 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 80 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 260 12 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- DETERIORATION OF THERMALS DRG X-COUNTRY.ATMTD LNDG IN 800FT SCHOOL YARD.TCHDWN MIDDLE OF YARD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39RB
- Reported as
- Eiriavion PIK-20
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N39RBRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2014 · Eiriavion PIK 20DAirframe modelEiriavion PIK 20DEngine modelNONE
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