Glasflugel MOSQUITO N24HC

Summary

On 4 June 2020 at about 22:15 local time, a Glasflugel MOSQUITO registered N24HC was involved in an accident near Alvarado, Texas, United States. One person was 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

4 June 2020 at 22:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Alvarado, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Luscombe Acres (6XS2)

Coordinates

32.3461, -97.1986

Aircraft

Glasflugel MOSQUITO

Registration

N24HC

Category

Glider

Year built

1977

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Midlothian → Midlothian

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN20CA218

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's decision to divert to the private airport and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control while landing on a turf runway that contained tall grass.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The glider pilot reported that due to a weakening of soaring updraft conditions he diverted from his original destination to another airport that he had landed at on previous occasions. While on short final, the pilot noticed the turf runway had not been mowed recently. During the landing rollout, due to long grass blocking his field of view, the pilot was unable to maintain directional control and the glider impacted a fence to the left of the runway, damaging the left wing and fuselage. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation. The diversion airport was a private airport that required prior approval for landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.