33.1732° N, 84.3548° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Williamson, GA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 19, 1982 · 13:24 local
Place
Williamson, GA
Airport
Peachstate Gilder
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N77465
Reported as
Scwzer SGS232
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total7 in this make and model2 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.
Pilot allowed glider to hit trees short of runway. Pilot misused spoiler system.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT ALLOWED GLIDER TO HIT TREES SHORT OF RUNWAY. PILOT MISUSED SPOILER SYSTEM.