- Date
- June 28, 1986, 14:20 local (21:20 UTC)
- Place
- Warner Springs, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5LRSchleicher ASW-19
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 25200
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Flt control syst,elevator control - disconnectedCause
Aircraft service - poorCause
Aircraft preflight - inadequateCause
Forced landing
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Terrain condition - high vegetationFactor
Analysis
The plt became aware of the loss of the elevator control as the glider began it's initial climb during an aerial tow. He released from the tow aircraft and made an off arpt forced landing in tall grass. The glider's right wing became entangled in the grass and the glider ground looped. The plt reported he had failed to connect the elevator controls while assembling the glider for this flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5LR
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-19
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 19194
- Airframe hours
- 1,580
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Mark A. Miller
- Registered owner
- Miller,Everett R, Mark A Deano
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 20, 1985
- Departed
- CL35 · Warner Springs, CA
- Airport
- CL35 · Warner Springs
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 26
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 930 total · 52 in this make and model · 594 as pilot in command · 72 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 11 knots
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 15,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- SEE, 32 nm away