ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70006
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| Date: | 08-JAN-1990 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
| Operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2637H |
| C/n / msn: | 447 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | Kutztown, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | |
| Departure airport: | Kutztown, PA |
| Kutztown, PA |
THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRETAKEOFF INSPECTION OF THE GLIDER, BOARDED AND BELTED IN A PASSENGER, AND HOOKED THE GLIDER TO THE TOW PLANE. HE THEN ENTERED THE GLIDER AND SIGNALED TO THE TOW PLANE THAT HE WAS READY FOR TAKEOFF. HOWEVER, HE NOTICED AN IMBALANCE IN TRAVEL OF THE LEFT RUDDER, OPENED THE COCKPIT AND SIGNALED THAT HE WAS ABORTING THE FLIGHT. HE WAITED MOMENTARILY TO ASSURE HIMSELF THAT THE TOW PILOT HAD GOTTEN THE SIGNAL; WHEN THERE WAS INACTION ON THE PART OF THE TOW PILOT, THE GLIDER PILOT EXITED THE COCKPIT TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE RUDDER AREA. WHILE THE GLIDER PILOT WAS OUT OF THE COCKPIT AND THE PASSENGER IN THE REAR SEAT, THE TOW PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE TOW PILOT RELEASED THE GLIDER AND IT CRASHED IN A TRAILER PARK.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: NYC90LA046
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Nov-2009 09:32 | DColclasure | Added |
| 06-Apr-2010 22:48 | penguin832 | Updated [Cn, Narrative] |
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