- Date
- January 6, 1983, 10:40 local (17:40 UTC)
- Place
- Colo Springs, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N36166Schweizer 1-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830106000589A
- Case key
- 16009
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The glider was substantially damaged during a pullup from a dive at altitude. The wing was rippled and beckled and damaged at the attach points. The dihedrial had changed from 6 degrees to 8.5 degrees. There was also unmeasured change in the sweepback. It is believed that the pilot achieved the airspeed estimated from the barograph at 146 mph by retracting the speed brakes during the dive. Maximum airspeed is 136 mph for this glider. The pilot does not recall the pullup except for negative g's at the top. Positive g forces were estimated at 10.5 to 11. The aircraft made a normal landing after the flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36166
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-36 (I-36)
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 10
- Airframe hours
- 328
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wave Flights, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 3, 1982 · 72 hours before
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine land
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 219 total · 9 in this make and model · 164 as pilot in command · 9 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.