ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69976
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| Date: | 25-SEP-1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Grob G109 |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N912G |
| C/n / msn: | 6143 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Waukesha, WI -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
| Waukesha, WI |
THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING TO THE NORTH AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT WHEN THE LEFT WING OF THE MOTOR GLIDER AIRPLANE HE WAS FLYING STRUCK A TRACTOR TYPE LAWM MOWER. HE SAID THAT WHEN HE INITIALLY SAW THE MOWER IT WAS ABOUT 80 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE NEXT TIME THAT HE SAW IT, IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY'S LEFT EDGE. THE OPERATOR OF THE MOWER SAID THAT HE WAS DRIVING THE MOWER ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH HIS BACK TO THE APPROACHING AIRPLANE. HE DID NOT SEE OR HEAR THE AIRPLANE UNTIL IT HIT THE MOWER.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: CHI90LA274
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2009 09:29 | DColclasure | Added |
| 23-Sep-2011 03:30 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Nature, Narrative, Plane category, ] |
| 29-Sep-2011 02:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Plane category, ] |
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