- Date
- August 25, 1988, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Whitwell, TN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N795Schempp-Hirth 2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 10, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880825047039A
- Case key
- 7805
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was completing a 130 mile cross country flight. Just prior to touchdown, the left wing collided with a water sprinkler pipe along the edge of the runway. The pilot lost directional control. The grass was taller along the runway edge. The pilot did not report any system problem.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N795
- Reported as
- Schempp-Hirth 2
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 18
- Airframe hours
- 1,635
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- David P. Howard
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 24, 1988 · 91 hours before
- Airport
- TN89 · Matthews, runway 3, 2,200 × 65 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
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 509 total · 495 as pilot in command · 72 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.