# Accident 19920215003129A: Amtr TERN2, Cottage Grove, OR, February 15, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 1992, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, OR
- Airport: Cottage Grove State Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7092° N, 123.0295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7092&lon=-123.0295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8000Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8000Z-1992-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Knauff-Kenly-Dachille-Welch TERN SAILPLANE (registry code 05603T8, https://openairdocs.org/model/knauff-kenly-dachille-welch-tern-sailplane) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR TERN2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 557 total, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215003129A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PITCHED UP ON AERIAL TOW. RELEASED, STALLED AND SPUN IN. TOW HITCH ON UNDERSIDE FOR AUTO TOWS ONLY.

## 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 SEA92LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA047), Feb 15, 1992: Kna,Ken,Dac,Wel Tern Sailplane (N8000Z), Cottage Grove, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT OF THE SAILPLANE. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE IMPROPER TOW EQUIPMENT AND LACK OF TOTAL GLIDER EXPERIENCE.

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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