- Date
- July 28, 1976
- Place
- Lincoln, NE · LINCOLN, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N8241ESchleicher K-7
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760728025779A
- Case key
- 154915
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2279 76/7/28 LINCOLN,NE SCHLEICHER K-7 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1915 N8241E PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARROW AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LINCOLN,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 45 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- SOLO STUDENT MISJUDGED WIND AND DOWNDRAFTS AND HIT TREES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8241E
- Reported as
- Schleicher K-7
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arrow Airport
N8241ERegistered now · Schleicher Alexander K 7Airframe modelSchleicher Alexander K 7Engine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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