- Date
- August 16, 1970
- Place
- Chester, SC · CHESTER, SC
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N291WSchleicher ASW-15
- Status
- Completed · report June 7, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185056
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3318 70/8/16 CHESTER,SC SCHLEICHER ASW-15 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 850 TIME - 1420 N291W PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHESTER,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- RETRACT WHEEL EQPD.PLT INADVERTENTLY LWRD DIVE-BRAKES INSTEAD OF LDG GR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N291W
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW-15
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chester Municipal
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