NONE · Rolladen-Schneider LS3A · 2006-07-09 · Enumclaw, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA06CA143
Event ID
20060807X01106
Type
Accident
Date
2006-07-09
Location
Enumclaw, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.243331, -121.92472
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Rolladen-Schneider
Model
LS3A
Registration
N43MM
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The glider pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in the aircraft impacting the dirt embankment on the side of the emergency run-out area. Factors include the pilot's improper decision not to deploy more airbrakes when he realized that he was crossing the threshold at too high of an altitude, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point during the landing flare.