Aeromot AMT-200(SU N107MJ

Summary

On 17 October 2009 at about 16:30 local time, a Aeromot AMT-200(SU registered N107MJ, operated by Stenbock Roger M, was involved in an accident near Placerville, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

17 October 2009 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Placerville, California, United States

Nearest airport

Placerville - Swansboro (O1LC)

Coordinates

38.7997, -120.7342

Aircraft

Aeromot AMT-200(SU

Registration

N107MJ

Category

Glider

Engines

1

Operator

Stenbock Roger M

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Placerville → Placerville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA050

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from an obstacle during the landing rollout. Contributing to the accident was the presence of the brush in proximity to the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot reported that during the landing rollout at the private airport, the glider's left wing struck a series of bushes located along the side of the landing runway. After striking the bushes, the glider swerved, exited the runway and came to rest in a ravine located along the right side of the runway. The glider sustained substantial damage to the right wing and aileron. The pilot reported that the airplane's wing span is approximately 60-feet and the width of the paved runway is approximately 50-feet, with a 10-foot shoulder on each side of the runway. The pilot reported the bushes were located approximately 900-feet from the landing threshold, were 4-7 feet tall, and 8-12 feet from the pavement edge on neighboring property to the north of his runway. In a written report, he indicated that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider at the time of the accident. Following the accident, the neighboring property owner removed the bush.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.