- Date
- December 1, 1983, 13:04 local (20:04 UTC)
- Place
- Colorado Spring, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3621BSchweizer SGS1-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19831201061059A
- Case key
- 16298
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Analysis
The plt reported that during his apch to land, the glider encountered turbulence. He stated that he was 'unable to maintain directional control on landing contact with ground.' The glider touched down in a left yaw. Shortly after touchdown, he regained directional control & continued the landing to a normal stop. A post flt exam revealed damage to the glider's gear box. The plt believed that the turbulence might have been associated with a rotor in the 3rd standing wave cycle of a mountain wave.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3621B
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS1-36
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 36
- Airframe hours
- 219
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Roger W. Mason
- Registered owner
- Francis E. Harrington, III
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- C026 · Black Forest Glider Port, runway 35, 5,200 × 20 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
- 56
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,539 total · 5 in this make and model · 2,358 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 30 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 45 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.