19790401013699I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Eirvon PIK 20D · Joshua Tree, CA · April 1, 1979

Date
April 1, 1979 · 12:30 local
Place
Joshua Tree, CA
Airport
Hi Desert
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N55MA
Reported as
Eirvon PIK20D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total33 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Glider dragged a wing tip during tow, tow pilot disconnected, glider swerved into a parked glider, N10359

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER DRAGGED A WING TIP DURING TOW, TOW PILOT DISCONNECTED, GLIDER SWERVED INTO A PARKED GLIDER, N10359