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Sailplane pilot encounters a downdraft over ZZZ airport and requests landing clearance; which is denied. An emergency is declared and a normal landing ensues.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1114917 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201309 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Sail Plane |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Descent Initial Approach |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Commercial Flight Crew Flight Instructor |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 50 Flight Crew Total 3000 Flight Crew Type 300 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | ATC Issue All Types Inflight Event / Encounter Weather / Turbulence |
Narrative:
Flying my sailplane southbound; I encountered sink over ZZZ. ZZZ would not give me clearance to land; so I declared an emergency and landed without incident. There was nothing on my current sectional to indicate that I could not land at ZZZ. My ground crew arrived within an hour and we dismantled the sailplane and loaded it into the trailer. After signing about 3 forms; we departed.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Sailplane pilot encounters a downdraft over ZZZ airport and requests landing clearance; which is denied. An emergency is declared and a normal landing ensues.
Narrative: Flying my sailplane southbound; I encountered sink over ZZZ. ZZZ would not give me clearance to land; so I declared an emergency and landed without incident. There was nothing on my current sectional to indicate that I could not land at ZZZ. My ground crew arrived within an hour and we dismantled the sailplane and loaded it into the trailer. After signing about 3 forms; we departed.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.