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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Schler ASW-15 · Indianapolis, IN · July 20, 2002

Date: July 20, 2002 · 13:30 local
Place: Indianapolis, IN
Airport: Indianapolis Terry Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N8178
Reported as: Schler ASW15
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N8178Registered now · Schleicher ASW-15S/N 15039 · Built 1970 Airframe modelSchleicher ASW-15 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Investigated report of landing incident involving single-seat glider at Indianapolis Terry Airport. Pilot attempted landing with excessive speed, resulting in an initial touchdown and "balloon" to a second hard landing which caused the canopy to separate from the glider. After third touchdown, aircraft caught right wingtip in tall grass, resulting in a 170 degree groundloop. Pilot had the wind knocked out of her, but suffered no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INVESTIGATED REPORT OF LANDING INCIDENT INVOLVING SINGLE-SEAT GLIDER AT INDIANAPOLIS TERRY AIRPORT. PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING WITH EXCESSIVE SPEED, RESULTING IN AN INITIAL TOUCHDOWN AND "BALLOON" TO A SECOND HARD LANDING WHICH CAUSED THE CANOPY TO SEPARATE FROM THE GLIDER. AFTER THIRD TOUCHDOWN, AIRCRAFT CAUGHT RIGHT WINGTIP IN TALL GRASS, RESULTING IN A 170 DEGREE GROUNDLOOP. PILOT HAD THE WIND KNOCKED OUT OF HER, BUT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.