Aviation accident WPR12CA288

Name: aviation accident: DG-FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH DG-500MB near Richland (2012-06-24)
Start: 2012-06-24
Location: Richland, WA, USA

MINR · DG-FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH DG-500MB · 2012-06-24 · Richland, WA, USA

Event

NTSB number: WPR12CA288
Event ID: 20120703X02730
Type: Accident
Date: 2012-06-24
Location: Richland, WA, USA
Coordinates: 46.305557, -119.304168

Injuries

Highest injury: MINR
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 1
Uninjured: 0
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: DG-FLUGZEUGBAU GMBH
Model: DG-500MB
Registration: N505JL
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The failure of the spoilers to retract because the right wing spoiler’s lower plate became jammed, which resulted in the glider not having enough lift to make it to the runway surface.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown