- Date
- June 16, 1982, 13:24 local (17:24 UTC)
- Place
- Williamson, GA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7746SSchweizer SGS-2-32-A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 73054
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
On downwind, the pilot saw another glider on the runway. He maintained altitude until the glider cleared the runway. When clear the pilot started his descent extending the spoilers fully. The pilot stated that when he reached his desired altitude and leveled off, with only a pull backwards on the stick, the glider mushed and struck some peachtrees at the approach end of the runway. The aircraft groundlooped before coming to a stop. The pilot stated that he was used to flying another type of glider with flaps and the handling characteristics were different between that aircraft and this one.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7746S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS-2-32-A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 69
- Airframe hours
- 597
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roy English
- Registered owner
- Roy English
- Departed
- 3GA7 · Williamson, GA
- Destination
- 3GA7 · Williamson, GA
- Airport
- 3GA7 · Peachstate Gliderport, runway 31, 3,300 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 7 in this make and model · 75 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
Other investigations on N7746S · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.