- Date
- December 8, 1973
- Place
- Llano, CA · LLANO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7582Schweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report January 28, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187603
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3620 73/12/8 LLANO,CALIF SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 13 TOTAL TIME - 1210 N7582 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CRYSTAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LLANO,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- DURING BOUNCED LDG ACFT VEERED LFT HITTING GLIDER TOW AUTO ON ACTIVE TOW RWY.RETRACTED SPOILERS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7582
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Crystal
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