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(-23) On June 30, 2003 the milwaukee flight standards district office was notified by Mr. Steven johnson representing the Wisconsin soaring society of Hartford Wisconsin. He informed my supervisor that there had been a hard landing involving a club glider Schweizer, N17901, glider model SGS233A on Sunday, June 29, 2003 at approximately 1430. N17901 was piloted by Mr. Edward melvin levine certificate number 396165490 private pilot glider and one passenger. Two inspectors from the milwaukee flight standards district office traveled to the Hartford airport July 1, 2003 to inspect the aircraft. The aircraft had minor damage to small tubing under the main landing tire and some torn fabric. There was slight wrinkling of the skin above the left wing inboard and aft of the wing strut. It was the opinion of the maintenance inspector and the club mechanic that there was no structural damage to the airframe. The accident was deemed an incident at that time. The weather at the time of the incident was VFR. The glider was towed to 10,000 feet and released. The pilot stated to me during an interview that there was other glider traffic on the runway while he was maneuvering into the pattern and that the other glider was removed while he was on his down wind leg. He was hesitant at that time to shorten his down wind leg as a result of the other traffic on the runway. The other glider according to Mr. Levine was removed quickly enough that he could have tightened up his pattern and avoided landing short. The pilot reportedly (based on his statement and eye witnesses) was coming up short on the approach to the runway and in error prematurely stalled the aircraft over the grass apron leading to the runway in an attempt to stretch his glide. The apron area had been recently seeded and was quite soft. It has been reported by the pilot and eyewitnesses, that the aircraft was stalled from an altitude of approximately 6 feet. The aircraft at the time of the approach was experiencing sustained winds off of the nose of the aircraft of approximately 25 knots. The estimated forward velocity over the ground, of the aircraft at the time was about 10 knots. Neither occupant of the glider suffered serious injuries however Mr. Levine was diagnosed with an aneurism on an artery of his heart discovered as a result of physical, precipitated as a result of the accident. At this waiting he is still recovering and the passenger suffered no injuries. privacy data omitted
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON JUNE 30, 2003 THE MILWAUKEE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED BY MR. STEVEN JOHNSON REPRESENTING THE WISCONSIN SOARING SOCIETY OF HARTFORD WISCONSIN. HE INFORMED MY SUPERVISOR THAT THERE HAD BEEN A HARD LANDING INVOLVING A CLUB GLIDER SCHWEIZER, N17901, GLIDER MODEL SGS233A ON SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430. N17901 WAS PILOTED BY MR. EDWARD MELVIN LEVINE CERTIFICATE NUMBER 396165490 PRIVATE PILOT GLIDER AND ONE PASSENGER. TWO INSPECTORS FROM THE MILWAUKEE FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE TRAVELED TO THE HARTFORD AIRPORT JULY 1, 2003 TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO SMALL TUBING UNDER THE MAIN LANDING TIRE AND SOME TORN FABRIC. THERE WAS SLIGHT WRINKLING OF THE SKIN ABOVE THE LEFT WING INBOARD AND AFT OF THE WING STRUT. IT WAS THE OPINION OF THE MAINTENANCE INSPECTOR AND THE CLUB MECHANIC THAT THERE WAS NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME. THE ACCIDENT WAS DEEMED AN INCIDENT AT THAT TIME. THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT WAS VFR. THE GLIDER WAS TOWED TO 10,000 FEET AND RELEASED. THE PILOT STATED TO ME DURING AN INTERVIEW THAT THERE WAS OTHER GLIDER TRAFFIC ON THE RUNWAY WHILE HE WAS MANEUVERING INTO THE PATTERN AND THAT THE OTHER GLIDER WAS REMOVED WHILE HE WAS ON HIS DOWN WIND LEG. HE WAS HESITANT AT THAT TIME TO SHORTEN HIS DOWN WIND LEG AS A RESULT OF THE OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE RUNWAY. THE OTHER GLIDER ACCORDING TO MR. LEVINE WAS REMOVED QUICKLY ENOUGH THAT HE COULD HAVE TIGHTENED UP HIS PATTERN AND AVOIDED LANDING SHORT. THE PILOT REPORTEDLY (BASED ON HIS STATEMENT AND EYE WITNESSES) WAS COMING UP SHORT ON THE APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY AND IN ERROR PREMATURELY STALLED THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE GRASS APRON LEADING TO THE RUNWAY IN AN ATTEMPT TO STRETCH HIS GLIDE. THE APRON AREA HAD BEEN RECENTLY SEEDED AND WAS QUITE SOFT. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED BY THE PILOT AND EYEWITNESSES, THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS STALLED FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THE APPROACH WAS EXPERIENCING SUSTAINED WINDS OFF OF THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT OF APPROXIMATELY 25 KNOTS. THE ESTIMATED FORWARD VELOCITY OVER THE GROUND, OF THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME WAS ABOUT 10 KNOTS. NEITHER OCCUPANT OF THE GLIDER SUFFERED SERIOUS INJURIES HOWEVER MR. LEVINE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN ANEURISM ON AN ARTERY OF HIS HEART DISCOVERED AS A RESULT OF PHYSICAL, PRECIPITATED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. AT THIS WAITING HE IS STILL RECOVERING AND THE PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^
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