ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 39253
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 June 1986 |
| Time: | 13:45 |
| Type: | Schweizer SGS 1-36 |
| Owner/operator: | Caesar Creek Concors |
| Registration: | N36175 |
| MSN: | 23 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 75 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Waynesville, OH -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Waynesville, OH |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACHIEVE A CLUB DURATION/ALTITUDE GAIN GOAL AND RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE AT 1,000 FT AS OPPOSED TO THE REQUESTED 3,000 FT TOW. THE PLT COMMUNICATED WITH ANOTHER GLIDER PLT IN THE AREA AND STATED HE WAS GETTING LOW AND HAD TO LAND. A GROUND WITNESS OBSERVED THE GLIDER ON A LOW AND SLOW FINAL APPROACH. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE GLIDER BANKED RIGHT AND TURNED 270 DEGREES BEFORE IT SUDDENLY PITCHED NOSE DOWN FROM APRX 150 FT AGL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. SEVEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PLT FAILED A PRIVATE GLIDER PLT CHECKRIDE DUE TO HIS LANDING APPROACH PROCEDURES. CAUSE:
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X33749
NTSB Identification: ATL86FA174
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Dec-2009 01:12 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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