- Date
- September 8, 1985, 15:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place
- Tucson, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N29899Peterson J-4
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850908043899A
- Case key
- 24830
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Analysis
The student pilot stated that he observed a tow airplane and a glider on the runway as he turned onto the final aproach to land. He said that he continued his approach and when the tow aircraft and glider failed to take off he attempted to turn off the runway, fly around them, and land. The wing of the student pilot's glider collided with high vegetation and the glider impacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N29899
- Reported as
- Peterson J-4
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 008
- Airframe hours
- 130
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Robin R. Robert
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · October 11, 1984
- Departed
- E14 · Tucson, AZ
- Airport
- E14 · Aura Valley
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Student
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 22 total · 5 in this make and model · 12 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F, dew point 45 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- TUS, 25 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.