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Miami, FL
While on approach the glider did not have sufficient altitude to clear power lines about 150 feet from the runway. The pilot turned the glider to the left to avoid contacting the power lines. The left wing tip contacted the ground. The glider came to rest heading in the opposite direction short of the runway. The pilot never returned the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, and his account of the events are not known.
the pilot planned the approach too low, which resulted in inadequate altitude to clear powerlines, and the subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.
On February 19, 2000, about 1300 eastern standard time, a Schweizer SGS2-33A glider, N65819, owned by a private individual impacted with the ground during an approach near Miami, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. The glider was substantially damaged. The airline transport-rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight had originated from a private glider field about 15 minutes earlier. The glider was on approach to runway 09, and according to the FAA did not have sufficient altitude to clear power lines about 150 feet from the runway. The pilot turned the glider to the left to avoid contacting the power lines. The left wing tip contacted the ground. The glider came to rest heading in the opposite direction, about 10 feet from the approach end of the runway. The pilot never returned the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, and his account of the events are not known.