Issoire-Aviation PIK-30 accident near Minden, NV
On May 21, 2000, an Issoire-Aviation PIK-30 (glider) was involved in an accident near Minden, NV. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- May 21, 2000
- Place
- Minden, NV
- Aircraft
- Issoire-Aviation PIK-30 · Glider
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 39.009°N, 119.750°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X21047
NTSB summary
On May 21, 2000, at 1450 hours Pacific daylight time, an Issoire Siren PIK-30 glider, N30PK, collided with a fence short of the runway while landing at the Minden-Tahoe Airport, Minden, Nevada. The experimental glider, owned and operated by the pilot under 14 CFR Part 91, sustained substantial damage. The private glider pilot was fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the personal flight and no flight plan was filed. The flight departed the Minden-Tahoe airport at an unknown time. Witnesses reported that the glider's altitude kept getting lower and lower while on approach for landing at the airport. They also stated that the approach was too low for a normal approach pattern. One witness reported that he saw the engine extend and then saw it being retracted and stowed, and then heard the pilot radio that he was going to land on runway 30. He indicated that the glider was approximately 100 feet above ground level (agl), saw it touch down, and impact the fence. The glider touched down outside of the airport perimeter fence, became airborne again, and flew through fencing that consisted of five strands of barbed wire. PERSONNEL INFORMATION Personal flight logs were unavailable for review by the Safety Board investigator. Review of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airman Certification records by a Safety Board investigator revealed that the pilot received his private pilot certificate with a glider rating on November 30, 1986. An FAA inspector reviewed the pilot's personal logbook, which indicated that the pilot had a total time of 2,000 hours; 1
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision to attempt to make it back to the runway for landing after experiencing a loss of lift and not maintaining a proper descent rate.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
