Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE N41FL

Summary

On 11 October 2024 at about 20:10 local time, a Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE registered N41FL was involved in an accident near Moriarty, New Mexico, 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

11 October 2024 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Moriarty, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Moriarty Municipal Airport (0E0)

Coordinates

34.9782, -106.0000

Aircraft

Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE

Registration

N41FL

Category

Glider

Year built

1972

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Moriarty → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR25LA015

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath, which resulted in the glider landing on rough terrain short of the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot of the glider reported that, while on the downwind leg of the airport traffic pattern, he partially deployed the flight spoilers and extended his downwind leg as the glider was too high. He misjudged his distance to the runway during this time and the glider lost more altitude than the pilot had anticipated. The pilot flared during final; however, the glider impacted rough terrain short of the runway threshold. The glider sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.