- Date
- June 24, 1982, 12:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Colorado Spring, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7642Schweizer SGS 1-34
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820624044289A
- Case key
- 70305
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the takeoff roll, the canopy of the glider came open while the glider was being towed. The pilot attempted to close the canopy, and in doing so, the glider became airborne, then contacted the runway in a nose low attitude. Subsequently, the glider began to porpoise and the pilot released the tow cable and landed straight ahead. There was substantial damage throughout the length of the fuselage. An examination of the canopy revealed it was capable of being closed and latched.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7642
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 1-34
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 22
- Airframe hours
- 1,298
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Dennis Pollard
- Registered owner
- Bruce L. Brosi
- Departed
- CO26 · Colorado Spring, CO
- Destination
- CO26 · Colorado Spring, CO
- Airport
- CO26 · Black Forest Glider Port, runway 17, 5,000 × 20 ft, macadam
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
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Unknown
- Flight hours
- 30 total · 1 in this make and model · 13 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7642 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.