# Accident 20070902022759A: Slnsby T45, Hutchinson, KS, September 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2007, 15:55 local time
- Place: Hutchinson, KS
- Airport: Sunflower Aerodrome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9225° N, 97.9036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9225&lon=-97.9036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7476, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7476) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Slingsby SWALLOW TYPE T.45 (registry code 8320304, https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-swallow-type-t-45) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLNSBY T45
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 3 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN07LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070902022759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT FOR DEPARTURE WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ENTERD PITCH OSCILLATIONS, AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET AGL, THE GLIDER PILOT RELEASED THE CABLE. THE GLIDER ATTEMPTED A TURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY BUT HIT THE GROUND DURING THE TURN.

## 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 DEN07LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN07LA152), Sep 2, 2007: Slingsby Swallow Type T.45 (N7476), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a low altitude release resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin. Contributing factors were the pilot's decision to turn back to the airport at…

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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