Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 N592JD
12 July 2009 · Durango, Colorado, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 12 July 2009 at about 21:30 local time, a Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59 registered N592JD was involved in an accident near Durango, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Durango, Colorado, United States
- Nearest airport
- Val Air Airport (CD82)
- Coordinates
- 37.3364, -107.8511
- Aircraft
- Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-59
- Registration
- N592JD
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Durango → Durango
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN09CA434
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The glider pilot's decision to perform a low-altitude 360-degree turn while on final approach to land.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider pilot entered a right downwind and turned right base, then to final to land north at the airport. He noticed the tow plane on the runway taking off to the south. The pilot elected to make an abrupt right 360 degree turn at about 80 feet above ground level and contacted trees. The glider was destroyed and the pilot sustained serious injuries.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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