# Accident 20180527006089A: Zs Delta-Bielsko Wroclaw SZD-36 A COBRA 15, Hammond, IL, May 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2018, 14:05 local time
- Place: Hammond, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7969° N, 88.5917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7969&lon=-88.5917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1075G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1075G-2019-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: ZS Delta-Bielsko Wroclaw SZD-36 A COBRA 15 (registry code 05614ZT, https://openairdocs.org/model/zs-delta-bielsko-wroclaw-szd-36-a-cobra-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ZS DELTA-BIELSKO WROCLAW SZD-36 A COBRA 15
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 140 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180527006089A

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE:

THE PIC STATED THAT HE LAUNCHED FROM PIATT COUNTY AIRPORT (2K0). HE

STATED HE WAS TOWED TO AROUND 2000 FEET AGL WHERE HE DISCONNECTED FROM

THE TOW PLANE. HE PROCEEDED SOUTH, CLIMBING TO AROUND 4,500 FEET MSL.

HE NOTICED SOME RAIN CLOUDS BUILDING WEST OF HIS LOCATION AND DECIDED TO

RETURN TO 2K0. HE STATED AT SOME POINT HE DETERMINED HE WAS NOT ABLE

TO HOLD OR GAIN ALTITUDE AND WAS GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE AN OFF FIELD

LANDING. HE PICKED A FARM FIELD NORTHEAST OF HAMMOND, ILLINOIS FOR THE

OFF FIELD LANDING. HE MADE THE DECISION TO LAND CLOSER TO A ROAD IN

ORDER TO MAKE IT EASIER TO RETRIEVE HIS GLIDER FROM THE FIELD. HE STATED

HE SAW THE LINE OF TELEPHONE POLES ALONG THE ROAD AND THOUGHT HE HAD

PICKED A POINT FAR ENOUGH AWAY FROM THE POLES TO AVOID HITTING THEM. THE

LANDING WAS MADE HEADING NORTHBOUND AND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE

STATED THAT HE TOUCHED DOWN AT THE SPOT HE HAD CHOSEN AND WAS ROLLING OUT

WHEN THE GLIDER STARTED TO HAVE SLIGHT DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ISSUES. THE

GLIDER STARTED TO DRIFT SLIGHTLY LEFT AS IT SLOWED DOWN. THE LEFT WING

OF THE GLIDER STRUCK A GUY WIRE ATTACHED TO ONE OF THE TELEPHONE POLES

RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND FUSELAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA305), May 27, 2018: ZS Delta-Bielsko Wroclaw SZD 36 A Cobra 15 (N1075G), Hammond, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during an off-airport landing and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from power pole guy wires.

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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