- Date
- June 17, 1978
- Place
- Pensacola, FL · PENSACOLA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2HSSchleicher ASW15
- Status
- Completed · report August 31, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780617015329A
- Case key
- 141386
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1590 78/6/17 NR.PENSACOLA,FL SCHLEICHER ASW15 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 5284 TIME - 1310 N2HS PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 876 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COSTAL AIRPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PENSACOLA,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- NOT FEELING WELL BEFORE TKOF DUE SPRAY PAINTING.SPOILERS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED PRIOR TO APCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2HS
- Reported as
- Schleicher ASW15
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Costal Airport
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.