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Glider pilot reports failure of the tow rope to disconnect properly; resulting in landing short of the runway.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1166279 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201404 |
| 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 | Landing |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Pilot Flying Single Pilot |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Glider Flight Crew Private |
| Experience | Flight Crew Total 65 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
My tow rope did not disconnect properly and forced me to land just short of the airport.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: Glider pilot reports failure of the tow rope to disconnect properly; resulting in landing short of the runway.
Narrative: My tow rope did not disconnect properly and forced me to land just short of the airport.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.