What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Wednesday, November 06, 2019, at approximately 1500 EDT, an experimental Schleicher glider, registration n-number N16TD, was involved in an accident when it crashed into the trees about 500 feet from the intended airfield at the caesar creek soaring club airfield (2OH9) in Waynesville, Ohio . The aircraft departed the caesar creek soaring club airfield (2OH9) at approximately 1500 EDT.
The pilot, a private pilot, stated that he was towed up to an altitude of 3100 feet MSL and had a good release. After a short glide he continued toward the airfield and was unsure that he could make it back to the airfield. He made the decision to continue toward the field and to unlock the speed breaks in preparation for landing. He stated "I may have accidentally deployed the speed breaks".
A continuity check was accomplished with no abnormalities. The speed brakes were found in the up or deployed position. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to the wings and fuselage.
The warren county john lane field (I68), which is 7NM southwest of caesar creek soaring club airfield (2OH9), weather observation reported the weather at 1455 EDT to be 10 statute miles of visibility, overcast at 12000? MSL, temperature of 12 degrees celsius, and winds out of the southeast at 7 knots.
Reviewed by ddh on June 5, 2020.
As the FAA filed it
ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHLEICHER GLIDER, REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N16TD, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE TREES ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE INTENDED AIRFIELD AT THE CAESAR CREEK SOARING CLUB AIRFIELD (2OH9) IN WAYNESVILLE, OHIO . THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CAESAR CREEK SOARING CLUB AIRFIELD (2OH9) AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EDT.
THE PILOT, A PRIVATE PILOT, STATED THAT HE WAS TOWED UP TO AN ALTITUDE OF 3100 FEET MSL AND HAD A GOOD RELEASE. AFTER A SHORT GLIDE HE CONTINUED TOWARD THE AIRFIELD AND WAS UNSURE THAT HE COULD MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRFIELD. HE MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE TOWARD THE FIELD AND TO UNLOCK THE SPEED BREAKS IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. HE STATED "I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED THE SPEED BREAKS".
A CONTINUITY CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. THE SPEED BRAKES WERE FOUND IN THE UP OR DEPLOYED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.
THE WARREN COUNTY JOHN LANE FIELD (I68), WHICH IS 7NM SOUTHWEST OF CAESAR CREEK SOARING CLUB AIRFIELD (2OH9), WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 1455 EDT TO BE 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, OVERCAST AT 12000? MSL, TEMPERATURE OF 12 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT 7 KNOTS.
REVIEWED BY DDH ON JUNE 5, 2020.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.