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Date: | Saturday 31 March 1990 |
Time: | 14:35 |
Type: | Grob G103 Twin Astir |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N3837J |
MSN: | 3762 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Byron, CA -
United States of America
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Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Unknown |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Byron, CA |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT OF THE GLIDER ENTERED A RIGHT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING. AFTER THE RIGHT TURN TO THE FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT ENTERED A 'SLIP' TO ACCELERATE THE DESCENT. WHEN THE GLIDER ENTERED THE FLARE PHASE OF LANDING, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE ENGINE COWLING OF A TOW AIRCRAFT PARKED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX90LA130
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Nov-2009 09:32 |
DColclasure |
Added |
06-Apr-2010 22:48 |
penguin832 |
Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |