- Date
- August 9, 1986, 17:00 local (Aug 10, 1986, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Markleville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7190Glasflugel Standard Libelle
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860809086629A
- Case key
- 25230
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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
The pilot of the glass fugel glider reported no malfunctions with the airplane prior to the crash after attempting a circle to land maneuver. The pilot indicated he misjudged his altitude with the up hill sloping runway. During the circling maneuver he forgot to fly the airplane and allowed the airspeed to get too low which resulted in an inflight loss of control and spin into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7190
- Reported as
- Glasflugel Standard Libelle (STANDARD L)
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 93
- Airframe hours
- 954
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Perry Burholm
- Registered owner
- Perry Burholm
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 14, 1985 · 52 hours before
- Airport
- Q82 · Alpine Co. Arpt, runway 16, 4,440 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 527 total · 375 in this make and model · 37 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.