- Date
- May 4, 1980
- Place
- North Adams, MA · NORTH ADAMS, MA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N15WBSchemp STD-CR
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800504011289A
- Case key
- 131282
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0825 80/5/4 NORTH ADAMS,MA SCHEMP STD-CR CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR, TIME - 1550 N15WB PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 1289 TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HARRIMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTH ADAMS,MA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS 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 RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE RIGHT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 023-067 DEGREES TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 63 338 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- HIT BLAST FENCE NR APCH END OF RWY.WND GUSTING 43KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N15WB
- Reported as
- Schemp STD-CR
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Harriman
N15WBRegistration cancelled Mar 9, 2018 · Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSAirframe modelSchempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUSEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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