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Spn pilot finds herself too low to make ZZZ and attempts landing on an upslope of a mowed hayfield. Some damage occurs during resulting ground loop and downhill tumble.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 746566 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200707 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | msl single value : 1370 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | general aviation : personal |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach landing : roll |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | other |
| Function | flight crew : single pilot |
| Qualification | pilot : private |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 19 flight time total : 715 flight time type : 310 |
| ASRS Report | 746566 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ground encounters other other anomaly |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : unable |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Flight Crew Human Performance Environmental Factor |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
Narrative:
Local cross country flight in glider -- just 'on' GS to ZZZ. I hit heavy sink; couldn't activate appropriate handheld GPS 'page' to nearest airport (westerio (put) on wax wing (put)); ie; head in cockpit; and before I knew it; I was too low to get to ZZZ. Circled over a cluster of fields and chose the up sloping one; recently hayed (ie; hay mowed); as it had no obstruction on final. Full pattern executed but on final upslope steeper than anticipated; and a landing on an angle and crosswind dropped my right wing and a 90 degree backward ground loop down the side slope occurred. Damage to aircraft (fuselage nose; horizontal). Poor judgement of GS to ZZZ given conditions and wind. I need also to know my GPS better.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: SPN PLT FINDS HERSELF TOO LOW TO MAKE ZZZ AND ATTEMPTS LANDING ON AN UPSLOPE OF A MOWED HAYFIELD. SOME DAMAGE OCCURS DURING RESULTING GROUND LOOP AND DOWNHILL TUMBLE.
Narrative: LCL XCOUNTRY FLT IN GLIDER -- JUST 'ON' GS TO ZZZ. I HIT HVY SINK; COULDN'T ACTIVATE APPROPRIATE HANDHELD GPS 'PAGE' TO NEAREST ARPT (WESTERIO (PUT) ON WAX WING (PUT)); IE; HEAD IN COCKPIT; AND BEFORE I KNEW IT; I WAS TOO LOW TO GET TO ZZZ. CIRCLED OVER A CLUSTER OF FIELDS AND CHOSE THE UP SLOPING ONE; RECENTLY HAYED (IE; HAY MOWED); AS IT HAD NO OBSTRUCTION ON FINAL. FULL PATTERN EXECUTED BUT ON FINAL UPSLOPE STEEPER THAN ANTICIPATED; AND A LNDG ON AN ANGLE AND XWIND DROPPED MY R WING AND A 90 DEG BACKWARD GND LOOP DOWN THE SIDE SLOPE OCCURRED. DAMAGE TO ACFT (FUSELAGE NOSE; HORIZ). POOR JUDGEMENT OF GS TO ZZZ GIVEN CONDITIONS AND WIND. I NEED ALSO TO KNOW MY GPS BETTER.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.