Glider pilot ground loops while landing in crosswind at sli.

Attributes
ACN	209927
Time
Date	199205
Day	Tue
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : sli
State Reference	CA
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 200
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : sli tower : orf
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	other other : other pilot : instrument pilot : private
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 9 flight time total : 1376 flight time type : 97
ASRS Report	209927
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : passenger
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	faa : investigated other other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

My cap squadron is based at los alamitos aaf flying gliders. Due national guard use for the problems in los angeles, cargo containers were placed at the approach end of the glider landing strip. On the first flts of the day, the gliders were coming very close to these containers. On my flight I flew to the right of the containers and sideslipped to the landing strip. This meant slipping in the direction of the crosswind. Upon contact with the ground the glider continued to move in the direction of the crosswind. The corrective action taken with rudder, aileron, and brakes did not stop the left wing of the glider from striking a national guard fuel truck parked along-side the landing strip. The accident, which did minor damage to the glider, and strained my passenger's back could have been avoided by not flying until the cargo containers had been removed, or by over-flying the containers and landing long. The crosswind and low-level turbulence caused by the containers made the slipping approach the wrong one.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GLIDER PLT GND LOOPS WHILE LNDG IN XWIND AT SLI.

Narrative: MY CAP SQUADRON IS BASED AT LOS ALAMITOS AAF FLYING GLIDERS. DUE NATIONAL GUARD USE FOR THE PROBLEMS IN LOS ANGELES, CARGO CONTAINERS WERE PLACED AT THE APCH END OF THE GLIDER LNDG STRIP. ON THE FIRST FLTS OF THE DAY, THE GLIDERS WERE COMING VERY CLOSE TO THESE CONTAINERS. ON MY FLT I FLEW TO THE R OF THE CONTAINERS AND SIDESLIPPED TO THE LNDG STRIP. THIS MEANT SLIPPING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE XWIND. UPON CONTACT WITH THE GND THE GLIDER CONTINUED TO MOVE IN THE DIRECTION OF THE XWIND. THE CORRECTIVE ACTION TAKEN WITH RUDDER, AILERON, AND BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE L WING OF THE GLIDER FROM STRIKING A NATIONAL GUARD FUEL TRUCK PARKED ALONG-SIDE THE LNDG STRIP. THE ACCIDENT, WHICH DID MINOR DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER, AND STRAINED MY PAX'S BACK COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED BY NOT FLYING UNTIL THE CARGO CONTAINERS HAD BEEN REMOVED, OR BY OVER-FLYING THE CONTAINERS AND LNDG LONG. THE XWIND AND LOW-LEVEL TURB CAUSED BY THE CONTAINERS MADE THE SLIPPING APCH THE WRONG ONE.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.