19810621035179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-32 · Calistoga, CA · June 21, 1981

Date
June 21, 1981 · 14:55 local
Place
Calistoga, CA
Airport
Calistoga Soaring
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2450W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVG45
Reported as
Scwzer SGS232
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,063 total867 in this make and model177 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Glider pilot made evasive manuever on short final approach resulting in hard landing causing substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER PILOT MADE EVASIVE MANUEVER ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2450W · 1

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