Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary FTW92LA167

BRIGGS, TX, USA

Aircraft #1

N6152

GLASFLUGEL 201B

Analysis

THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT AND COULD NOT MAKE IT BACK TO THE GLIDER STRIP. A FORCED LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED ONTO ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY GROUND LOOPED THE GLIDER.

Probable Cause and Findings

THE INADVERTENT GROUND LOOP BY THE PILOT. FACTORS WERE THE DOWNDRAFT AND THE ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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