- Date
- April 3, 1988, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Winter Haven, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N999WCStart & Flug H101 Salto
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 13, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880403009859A
- Case key
- 32158
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The flt entered the downwind leg for landing when the plt observed a glider parked 600 ft from the planned touchdown point. He elected to land to the left of the glider & after turning base then final, observed individuals pushing it towards the planned touchdown point. He elected to land between the apch end and the glider. After touchdown, he applied heavy braking. The nose of his glider dug into the ground then came to rest. The plt stated that he should have flown over the glider then landed.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N999WC
- Reported as
- Start & Flug H101 Salto
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 56
- Airframe hours
- 450
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Freedom Sports
- Registered owner
- Salto Soaring Co. Inc.
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 7, 1988 · 50 hours before
- Airport
- Winter Haven'S Gilbert
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
- 42
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 296 total · 1 in this make and model · 15 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 82 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LAL, 15 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.