- Date
- August 22, 1971
- Place
- Unadilla, GA · UNADILLA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N26TESchemp Cirrus
- Status
- Completed · report April 4, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162717
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3104 71/8/22 NR.UNADILLA,GA SCHEMP CIRRUS CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 24600 TIME - 1430 N26TE PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDELLE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LOST LIFT AT TOO LOW ALT TO CHOOSE SUITABLE LDG AREA. SWERVED TO AVOID FENCE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N26TE
- Reported as
- Schemp Cirrus
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N26TERegistered now · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSEngine modelNONE
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