- Date
- June 16, 2001, 17:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- HIghland, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N76SPSchleicher ASW-20
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- St. Louis FSDO
- FAA report
- 20010616011719A
- Case key
- 52528
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the spoilers during landing approach, which resulted in a touchdown at a higher than normal airspeed. An additional cause was the intentional ground loop/swerve maneuver performed by the pilot to avoid overrunning the end of the runway. Factors to the accident were the landing checklist not being performed by the pilot and the excessive airspeed encountered during the landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The glider sustained substantial damage during landing. According to the pilot, he unintentionally performed a no-spoiler approach to runway 18, and crossed the threshold at a higher than normal airspeed. The pilot reported that he performed an intentional ground loop to avoid overrunning the end of the runway, causing substantial damage to the glider. According to the pilot's written statement, he believes that he may have mistaken the landing gear lever for the spoiler deploying lever. The pilot reported that, "I firmly believe if I would have used a landing check list this situation probably would not have happened."
Factual narrative
On June 16, 2001, at 1700 central daylight time, a Schleicher ASW-20, N76SP, sustained substantial damage during landing on runway 18 (2,660 feet by 200 feet, dry/turf) at Highland-Winet Airport, Highland, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant, did not sustain any injuries. The local flight departed the Highland-Winet Airport at 1615 and was landing at the time of the accident.
According to the pilot, he unintentionally performed a no-spoiler approach to runway 18, and crossed the threshold at a higher than normal airspeed. The pilot reported that he performed an intentional ground loop to avoid overrunning the end of the runway. While the pilot was performing the ground loop the right wing tip impacted the terrain causing substantial damage to the glider.
According to the pilot's written statement, he believes that he may have mistaken the landing gear lever for the spoiler deploying lever. The pilot reported that, "I firmly believe if I would have used a landing check list this situation probably would not have happened."
Aircraft
- Registration
- N76SP
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-20
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 20256
- Airframe hours
- 1,379.66
- Engine
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Clifford Crader
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Experimental (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 1, 2000 · 56.42 hours before
- Departed
- H07 · HIghland, IL
- Destination
- HIghland, IL
- Airport
- H07 · Highland - Winet Airport, runway 36, 2,600 × 200 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 78
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Last flight review
- March 15, 2000
- Seat
- Single
- Flight hours
- 3,557 total · 445 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 14 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 93 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.12 inHg
- Observed at
- BLV, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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