- Date
- March 21, 1982, 16:15 local (Mar 22, 1982, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Livermore, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5701Bölkow Phoebus C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820321007449A
- Case key
- 71452
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
While returning to the gliderport, the aircraft had insufficient altitude to glide to the runway. The pilot elected to land in a field about 1/2 mile from the gliderport. Just before touchdown, he diverted his attention from the landing and became concerned with lowering the gear. The aircraft bounced off soft, wet terrain and was substantially damaged.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5701
- Reported as
- Bölkow Phoebus C
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 844
- Airframe hours
- 742
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael I. Green
- Registered owner
- Michael I. Green
- Departed
- Livermore, CA
- Destination
- Livermore, CA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 235 total · 11 in this make and model · 201 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 70° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Temperature
- 149 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N5701 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.