- Date
- July 29, 1975
- Place
- Plainfield, IL · PLAINFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2712ZSchweizer 1-26
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750729031449A
- Case key
- 150556
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3091 75/7/29 PLAINFIELD,IL SCHWEIZER 1-26 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 54, 7 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N2712Z PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CLOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLAINFIELD,IL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING REMARKS- GLIDER N91837 SUBSTANTIAL DMG.T/D IN CRAB AFTR BOUNCED LNDG.N91837 WAITING FOR TOW ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2712Z
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Clow
N2712ZRegistration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Schweizer SGS 1-26AAirframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26AEngine modelNONE
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.