MINR · SCHLEICHER ASG29-15M · 2012-08-17 · Uvalde, TX, USA
Event
NTSB number
CEN12LA553
Event ID
20120817X22416
Type
Accident
Date
2012-08-17
Location
Uvalde, TX, USA
Coordinates
29.113611, -99.944999
Injuries
Highest injury
MINR
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
1
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
SCHLEICHER
Model
ASG29-15M
Registration
F-CIFB
FAR Part
091
Engines
—
Damage
MINR
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The glider pilot’s inadequate visual lookout and collision avoidance just after joining a thermal in which other gliders were operating, which resulted in a midair collision with another glider.