Schleicher ASK-21 N621CP

Summary

On 9 June 2007 at about 18:04 local time, a Schleicher ASK-21 registered N621CP, operated by Civil Air Patrol Inc, was involved in an accident near Clear, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 June 2007 at 18:04

Classification

Accident

Location

Clear, Alaska, United States

Nearest airport

Clear (PACL)

Coordinates

64.3011, -149.1203

Aircraft

Schleicher ASK-21

Registration

N621CP

Category

Glider

Operator

Civil Air Patrol Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Clear → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC07LA046

Nobody was injured.

The dual student's misjudged distance/altitude during the final approach to land, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student, which resulted in an undershoot, and substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor was conducting student training in the airport traffic pattern under Title 14, CFR Part 91. On short final the dual student deployed full spoilers, resulting in the glider touching down short of the runway. The nose wheel of the glider impacted the edge of the runway threshold, damaging the landing gear attachment and the fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.