- Date
- March 5, 1982, 12:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Marion, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2835HSchweizer SGS-1-35
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 5, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820305007279A
- Case key
- 71580
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Analysis
While turning from downwind through base to final approach for landing, the pilot noted a strong tailwind. He reported that the tailwind blew the glider across the runway and over the boundary fence. He angled back to clear the fence and land on the runway when he encountered wind shear and lost about 20 knots of airspeed. At the same time, he encountered turbulence which he believed to be caused by trees on the windward side of the runway. At about 10 ft AGL, the left wing dropped and struck the runway. When the left wing struck the runway, the glider was turned abruptly to the left and was substantially damaged. The wind was variable and ranged from calm to gusty.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2835H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS-1-35
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 55
- Airframe hours
- 538
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Oliver V. Suddard
- Registered owner
- Oliver V. Suddard
- Departed
- 9A9 · Marion, NC
- Destination
- 9A9 · Marion, NC
- Airport
- 9A9 · Shiftlet, runway 28, 3,340 × 180 ft, grass/turf
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 1,877 total · 543 in this make and model · 1,754 as pilot in command · 17 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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