ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39286
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1982 |
| Time: | 13:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 20 |
| Owner/operator: | Rick's Glass Tech |
| Registration: | N6KS |
| MSN: | 20362 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 133 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Mefford Field, 3 nm SE of Tulare, California -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mefford Field, Tulare, CA (TLR/KTLR) |
| Mefford Field, Tulare, CA (TLR/KTLR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
AFTER RELEASING FROM THE TOW AIRCRAFT, THE GLIDER PILOT PROCEEDED TO GAIN ALTITUDE IN A THERMAL ALONG WITH OTHER SAILPLANES. AT AN ALTITUDE OF ABOUT 4000 FT AMSL, A COLLISION OCCURRED WITH ONE OF THE OTHER SAILPLANES [Speed Astir N161SS]
ABOUT 9 FT OF THE LEFT WING SEPARATED AND THE PLANE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE PILOT FAILED TO RELEASE THE CANOPY, BUT WAS ABLE TO FREE HIMSELF FROM THE PLANE. REPORTEDLY, HE HAD SUFFICIENT TIME AND ALTITUDE TO OPEN HIS PARACHUTE, BUT THE CHUTE DID NOT OPEN. AN EXAMINATION OF THE PARACHUTE REVEALED THAT THE RIP CHORD WAS EXTENDED WITH PINS FREE OF THE BACK PACK RETAINERS. THE PILOT CHUTE WAS DEPLOYED ALONG WITH A SMALL PORTION OF THE MAIN CHUTE. THE PILOT OF THE OTHER GLIDER BAILED OUT SUCCESSFULLY.
Sources:
1. NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20020917X02282 [NTSB Identification: LAX82FA136A]
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=6KS
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mefford_Field_Airport
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw202.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Jan-2010 09:48 | DColclasure | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 18-Dec-2014 18:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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