ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 71024
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 June 1982 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Schleicher K 8B |
| Owner/operator: | Five-Eight Club |
| Registration: | N3353G |
| MSN: | 991 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 668 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shrewsbury, York County, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Woodbine, Maryland (MD78) |
| Woodbine, Maryland (MD78) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
THE PILOT WAS ON A "ROUND ROBIN", A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT FROM WOODBINE, MARYLAND TO SHREWSBURY, PENNSYLVANIA AND RETURN. WHEN HE ARRIVED OVER SHEWSBURY, PA, HE MANEUVERED THE GLIDER TO TAKE A PICTURE OF HIS TURN POINT. WHILE TAKING THE PICTURE, HE SKIDDED THE GLIDER TO INCLUDE THE WING TIP IN THE PICTURE.
AFTER TAKING THE PICTURE, HE NOTICED THE GLIDER HAD ENTERED AN OVER SPEED CONDITION. TO SLOW THE SPEED, THE AIR BRAKES WERE OPENED. HOWEVER, AT THAT POINT, THE FABRIC ON THE RIGHT WING TORE LOOSE AND THE GLIDER ENTERED A STEEP RIGHT SPIRAL. FULL LEFT RUDDER AND AILERON WERE APPLIED, BUT THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN FULL CONTROL OF THE GLIDER.
HE ATTEMPTED TO MANEUVER THE GLIDER INTO A FIELD, BUT COLLIDED WITH TREES SHORT OF THE INTENDED LANDING AREA.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC82DA121
2. http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3353G
3. nhttp://rcawsey.co.uk/K8.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jan-2010 05:12 | DColclasure | Added |
| 12-Jun-2011 10:55 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 22-Sep-2011 07:01 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Jul-2015 04:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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