- Date
- May 24, 1981
- Place
- London, OH · LONDON, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3907BSchleicher ASW15
- Status
- Completed · report June 30, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810524028619A
- Case key
- 126307
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0951 81/5/24 LONDON,OH SCHLEICHER ASW15 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 362 TIME - 1545 N3907B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 132 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MADISON COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAYNESVILLE,OH ROUND ROBIN & RETURN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F HAZE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 170 20 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- SOARING CONTEST.WX BRFG BY CONTEST WX BRFR.ALL 4 PLTS LDG IN FLD RPRTD SVR TURBC.WIND GUSTING 30K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3907B
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW15
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Madison County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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