# Accident 19850505017729A: Scwzer SGS232, Colorado Spring, CO, May 5, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 1985, 13:42 local time
- Place: Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport: Black Forest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0503° N, 104.6906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0503&lon=-104.6906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2477W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2477W-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 28 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850505017729A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN85LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA128), May 5, 1985: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N2477W), Colorado Spring, CO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2477W (1)

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

- [Accident 19910716027749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910716027749A), Jul 16, 1991: Scwzer SGS232 (N2477W), Plainfield, IL, Substantial damage. Trying to align with runway on final. Wing tip hit tall corn adjacent to runway. Glider then cartwheeled.

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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