Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare.
NTSB analysis
The student pilot reported that, during the first solo landing, the glider was "not straight" for the flare, and she attempted to correct with right rudder. Subsequently, she overcorrected, and the glider veered right and struck a hangar.
The glider sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and both wings.
The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA18CA093 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Dec 23, 2017
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Clermont, Florida
- Nearest airport
- Seminole Lake (6FL0)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
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- N-number
- N389BA
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 2001
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.