- Date
- July 5, 1992, 13:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kendallville, IN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N36133Schweizer SGS2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920705025989A
- Case key
- 15496
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Probable cause
Improper remedial action, the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, and the failed tow rope.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The tow rope broke at an altitude of approximately 300 feet during the auto tow. The pilot attempted to return to the airport. The airplane developed a high sink rate during the turn and the left wing contacted the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36133
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 563
- Airframe hours
- 533
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bryan Soaring Club, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Bryan Soaring Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 31, 1992 · 5 hours before
- Airport
- C62 · Kendallville Municipal, runway 27, 4,400 × 75 ft
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
- 57
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 1,389 total · 50 in this make and model · 1,150 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.