# Accident 20110715024199A: Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B, Hollywood, MD, July 15, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2011, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hollywood, MD
- Airport: St. Mary'S County Regn
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3081° N, 76.5350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3081&lon=-76.5350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7475, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7475-2018-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Slingsby CAPSTAN TYPE 49B (registry code 8321008, https://openairdocs.org/model/slingsby-capstan-type-49b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SLINGSBY CAPSTAN TYPE 49B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11FA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA401) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110715024199A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER INITIATED A TAKE-OFF WITH SPOILERS DEPLOYED IN THE EXTENDED POSITION.  TOW AIRCRAFT PILOT NOTICED POOR CLIMB PERFORMANCE OF HIS AIRCRAFT AND OBSERVED SPOILERS EXTENDED ON THE GLIDER.  TOW PILOT SIGNALED TO THE GLIDER PILOT TO CHECK SPOILERS.  GLIDER PILOT MISINTERPRETED THE SIGNAL FOR A SIGNAL TO RELEASE AND RELEASED THE GLIDER FROM THE CABLE.  THE GLIDER PILOT SOUGHT TO PERFORM AN EMERGENCY LANDING WITH SPOILERS STILL DEPLOYED, STRUCK A TREE AND WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 ERA11FA401](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11FA401), Jul 15, 2011: Slingsby Capstan Type 49B (N7475), Hollywood, MD, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s improper response to the “check spoilers” signal from the tow pilot. Contributing to the accident was the glider pilot’s failure to confirm that the spoilers were closed and locked…

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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