- Date
- July 28, 1986, 11:35 local (16:35 UTC)
- Place
- Mattoon, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N65901Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860728036519A
- Case key
- 13497
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The glider was being towed for takeoff behind a tow plane. According to the glider instructor, the initial acceleration appeared normal. As the tow plane and the glider neared the end of the runway, the glider instructor believed the tow plane was experiencing a problem accelerating to takeoff speed, so he released the tow line at an altitude of aprx 5 ft. he then turned for an area for landing and the glider touched down in a 'nose down pancake landing.' Later, the instructor learned that the speed brakes and spoilers were fully deployed during the entire takeoff run & subsequent short flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65901
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 361
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Illinois Wing Civil Air Patrol
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- MTO · Coles County Memorial, runway 17, 1,450 × 250 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
- 70
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Unknown
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 600 total · 93 in this make and model · 504 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 13 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 88 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- DEC, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.