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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schler ASW-20 · Julian, PA · May 27, 1992

Date: May 27, 1992 · 19:00 local
Place: Julian, PA
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N777LR
Reported as: Schler ASW20
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total800 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N777LRRegistration cancelled Oct 20, 2014 · Schleicher ASW-20S/N 20269 · Built 1979 Airframe modelSchleicher ASW-20 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Ridge wind stopped on glider crosscountry. Airspeed too slow. Landed in plowed field. Ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

RIDGE WIND STOPPED ON GLIDER CROSSCOUNTRY. AIRSPEED TOO SLOW. LANDED IN PLOWED FIELD. GROUND LOOPED.

Other reports on N777LR · 1

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

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