ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69930
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can
submit corrected information.
Date: | Saturday 26 January 1991 |
Time: | 14:07 LT |
Type: | Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
Owner/operator: | Mohawk Soaring Club |
Registration: | N5763S |
MSN: | 96 |
Engine model: | unknown UNK/NA |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Williamstown, MA -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT DID NOT RETRACT THE SPEED BRAKES PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. THE TOW PILOT WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE AND AIRSPEED AND HAD TO RELEASE THE GLIDER AT A LOW ALTITUDE. THE GLIDER PILOT THEN RETRACTED THE SPEED BRAKES, BUT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLIMB. HE MADE A FORCED LANDING AND STRUCK A POLE. THE GLIDER PILOT HAD A TOTAL OF 26 HOURS IN GLIDERS.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO RETRACT THE SPEED BRAKES DURING THE PREFLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN THE TOW AIRPLANE BEING UNABLE TO ATTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE PRIOR TO RELEASING THE GLIDER, AND THE SUBSEQUENT LANDING OF THE GLIDER ON UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.
Accident investigation:
|
| |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | NYC91LA066 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 2 years and 2 months |
Download report: | Final report |
|
Sources:
NTSB NYC91LA066
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
07-Nov-2009 11:17 |
DColclasure |
Added |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
21-Apr-2024 08:38 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation