# Incident 19810502032989I: Amtrsc SCHLEICHERK8, Horseheads, NY, May 2, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1981, 01:00 local time
- Place: Horseheads, NY
- Airport: Harris Hill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1209° N, 76.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIS HILL (4NY8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1209&lon=-76.9011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54619, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54619) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-19 (registry code 3801508, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRSC SCHLEICHERK8
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810502032989I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GUST OF WIND CAUSED GLIDER TO SKID SIDWAYS ON TAKEOFF AND STRIKE SPECTATOR WHO RAN THROUGH SECURITY FENCE FOR PIX.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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