ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69780
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| Date: | Wednesday 25 September 1996 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: | Schempp-Hirth Cirrus S |
| Owner/operator: | William L. Hinks |
| Registration: | N9775 |
| MSN: | 106 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1247 hours |
| Engine model: | Jacobs%20L4%20%2FR755-7 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wadsworth, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | (3G3) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
This was second flight of the day for the pilot/owner of the glider. The first flight lasted about 5 minutes, because the pilot stated that he could not gain any altitude, and he landed back at the airport. During the second takeoff, the pilot noticed the speed brakes were deployed. When he retracted the speed brakes, the glider 'popped up' higher than the tow plane, and the pilot released the tow rope. The pilot believed that he was too low to make it back to the airport, and went under telephone wires onto a road. The glider then ground-looped, and the left wing trailing edge struck a tree and the glider's tail broke midway down the tail cone. The pilot stated that there was the possibility that he may have bumped the speed brake handle.
Probable Cause: The pilot's inadvertent activation of the speed brakes while being towed for takeoff. Subsequently, the glider pilot lost sight of the tow airplane due to excessive altitude, released the tow rope, and performed an off airport landing during which the glider collided with a tree.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC97LA084
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 2003 | OY-VXI | Private | 0 | Sjælland |  |
w/o |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2009 23:52 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 18:47 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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