ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 385746
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| Date: | Saturday 16 June 2001 |
| Time: | 17:00 LT |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW-20 |
| Owner/operator: | Clifford Crader |
| Registration: | N76SP |
| MSN: | 20256 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1379 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Highland, IL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Highland, IL (H07) |
| Highland, IL | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider sustained substantial damage during landing. According to the pilot, he unintentionally performed a no-spoiler approach to runway 18, and crossed the threshold at a higher than normal airspeed. The pilot reported that he performed an intentional ground loop to avoid overrunning the end of the runway, causing substantial damage to the glider. According to the pilot's written statement, he believes that he may have mistaken the landing gear lever for the spoiler deploying lever. The pilot reported that, "I firmly believe if I would have used a landing check list this situation probably would not have happened."
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to extend the spoilers during landing approach, which resulted in a touchdown at a higher than normal airspeed. An additional cause was the intentional ground loop/swerve maneuver performed by the pilot to avoid overrunning the end of the runway. Factors to the accident were the landing checklist not being performed by the pilot and the excessive airspeed encountered during the landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI01LA168
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 07:29 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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