- Date
- September 1, 1981
- Place
- Maricopa, AZ · MARICOPA, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71949Glasflugel H301B
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810901054009A
- Case key
- 124489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2290 81/9/1 MARICOPA,AZ GLASFLUGEL H301B CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, UNK/NR TIME - 1430 N71949 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ESTRELLA SAILPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARICOPA,AZ LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- TKOF W SPOILERS UNLOCKED.SPOILERS POPPED OUT APRX 75FT AGL.RLSD TOW ROPE TO AVOID INVOLVING TOWPLN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71949
- Reported as
- Glasflugel H301B
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Estrella Sailport
N71949Registration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Glasflugel H 301 LIBELLEAirframe modelGlasflugel H 301 LIBELLEEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N71949 · 1
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