19850505017729A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-32 · Colorado Spring, CO · May 5, 1985

Date: May 5, 1985 · 13:42 local
Place: Colorado Spring, CO
Airport: Black Forest
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2477W
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN85LA128
Reported as: Scwzer SGS232
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 92 total28 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N2477WRegistration cancelled Nov 5, 2022 · Schweizer SGS 2-32S/N 51 · Built 1967 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-32 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Wing contacted tailwheel of parked tow plane on rollout. Wingtip wheel snagged tow rope and pulled glider around.

As the FAA filed it

WING CONTACTED TAILWHEEL OF PARKED TOW PLANE ON ROLLOUT. WINGTIP WHEEL SNAGGED TOW ROPE AND PULLED GLIDER AROUND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN85LA128Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColorado Spring, COThe glider collided with a parked acft following a loss of directional control during the landing roll. The plt reported the left wing dipped during the landing roll because of the x-wind. The left wing tip wheel dug into an area of soft sand beside the rwy…May 5, 1985 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2477W · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19910716027749AFinal Approach · Plainfield, ILTrying to align with runway on final. Wing tip hit tall corn adjacent to runway. Glider then cartwheeled.Jul 16, 1991 · Substantial damage