NONE · Centrair 101C · 2007-05-12 · Alamogordo, NM, USA
Event
NTSB number
DEN07CA092
Event ID
20070619X00761
Type
Accident
Date
2007-05-12
Location
Alamogordo, NM, USA
Coordinates
32.84, -105.990554
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Centrair
Model
101C
Registration
N991JB
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to control the glider after encountering the downdraft causing the glider to land short of the dirt strip. Factors contributing to the accident were the downdraft and the runway marker.