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FAA accident report · Schler AS-K13 · Gregory, MI · December 14, 2006

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Date
December 14, 2006 · 13:15 local
Place
Gregory, MI
Airport
Richmond Field
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N545TT
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI07CA040
Reported as
Schler ASK13
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
177 total30 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N545TTRegistered now · Schleicher AS-K13S/N 13083 · Built 1968Airframe modelSchleicher AS-K13Engine 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) On Thursday, December 14, 2006 at approximately 13:00 EST, N545TT, a schleicher AS-K13 glider took off in tow from Richmond Field (69G), runway 18, in Gregory Michigan, with the pilot privacy data omitted the pilot in command (PIC) in the back seat and privacy data omitted as passenger in the front seat. The schleicher AS-K13 glider was towed through bumpy air to about 2000 feet and then through calm air and released at 3000 feet. The flight was unremarkable. Heading north, on the downwind leg, along unadilla road, the glider was losing altitude faster than normal. The PIC turned on an angled base, over doyle road (at approximately 240 degrees) earlier than normal, due to the rapid loss of altitude. The glider struck the top branches of trees adjacent to doyle road and ended flight vertical, with the nose into the ground, tangled in electrical wires, guide wires, a tree and an electrical post at approximately 13:15 EST. No injuries sustained by the PIC or passenger. A post accident aircraft inspection revealed no mechanical problems with the glider. Note 1: the schleicher AS-K13 glider max gross weight is 1060 lbs, empty weight is 650 lbs and max payload is 410 lbs. The PIC weight is 185 lbs and the passenger weight is 110 lbs. Note 2: prior to flight PIC privacy data omitted received the following AWOS reports: kozw - winds 170 at 8-10 kt and ktew -winds 170 at 9 kt, gusting 15 kt. Note 3: the following weather reports were obtained from lansing afss after the accident: kozw - 13:17 EST, winds 170 at 9 kt. Ktew - 13:17 EST, winds 200 at 5 kt, gusting 14 kt. Kjxn - 12:56 EST, winds 210 at 13 kt, gusting 19 kt. Karb - 12.53 EST winds 210 lt 9 kt, gusting 17 kt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2006 AT APPROXIMATELY 13:00 EST, N545TT, A SCHLEICHER AS-K13 GLIDER TOOK OFF IN TOW FROM RICHMOND FIELD (69G), RUNWAY 18, IN GREGORY MICHIGAN, WITH THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) IN THE BACK SEAT AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AS PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THE SCHLEICHER AS-K13 GLIDER WAS TOWED THROUGH BUMPY AIR TO ABOUT 2000 FEET AND THEN THROUGH CALM AIR AND RELEASED AT 3000 FEET. THE FLIGHT WAS UNREMARKABLE. HEADING NORTH, ON THE DOWNWIND LEG, ALONG UNADILLA ROAD, THE GLIDER WAS LOSING ALTITUDE FASTER THAN NORMAL. THE PIC TURNED ON AN ANGLED BASE, OVER DOYLE ROAD (AT APPROXIMATELY 240 DEGREES) EARLIER THAN NORMAL, DUE TO THE RAPID LOSS OF ALTITUDE. THE GLIDER STRUCK THE TOP BRANCHES OF TREES ADJACENT TO DOYLE ROAD AND ENDED FLIGHT VERTICAL, WITH THE NOSE INTO THE GROUND, TANGLED IN ELECTRICAL WIRES, GUIDE WIRES, A TREE AND AN ELECTRICAL POST AT APPROXIMATELY 13:15 EST. NO INJURIES SUSTAINED BY THE PIC OR PASSENGER. A POST ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT INSPECTION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE GLIDER. NOTE 1: THE SCHLEICHER AS-K13 GLIDER MAX GROSS WEIGHT IS 1060 LBS, EMPTY WEIGHT IS 650 LBS AND MAX PAYLOAD IS 410 LBS. THE PIC WEIGHT IS 185 LBS AND THE PASSENGER WEIGHT IS 110 LBS. NOTE 2: PRIOR TO FLIGHT PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING AWOS REPORTS: KOZW - WINDS 170 AT 8-10 KT AND KTEW -WINDS 170 AT 9 KT, GUSTING 15 KT. NOTE 3: THE FOLLOWING WEATHER REPORTS WERE OBTAINED FROM LANSING AFSS AFTER THE ACCIDENT: KOZW - 13:17 EST, WINDS 170 AT 9 KT. KTEW - 13:17 EST, WINDS 200 AT 5 KT, GUSTING 14 KT. KJXN - 12:56 EST, WINDS 210 AT 13 KT, GUSTING 19 KT. KARB - 12.53 EST WINDS 210 LT 9 KT, GUSTING 17 KT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI07CA040Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportGregory, MIThe pilot's unexpected encounter with wind shear and his inability to remain clear of the trees while on final approach to land.Dec 14, 2006 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N545TT · 1

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

Incident 20180913013519ILanding: Approach · Gregory, MICFI statement: During a training flight (flight review) I was giving to an experience private glider pilot, we were doing a "no spoiler" landing on runway 36 in an AS-K13 glider (N545TT). On final about 100 ft up we were still high. I directed the pilot to…Sep 13, 2018 · Minor damage