- Date
- December 28, 1975
- Place
- West Chester, PA · WEST CHESTER, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report March 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19751228040482A19751228040481A
- Case key
- 152135
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4090 75/12/28 WEST CHESTER,PA SCHWEIZER S2-33A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 21 TOTAL TIME - 1010 N7609 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST CHESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CHESTER,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ICY RWY LOST DIR CTL.L STRUT OF GLIDER STRUCK OUTBOARD LEADING EDGE OF L HORIZ STAB OF CESSNA.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4090 75/12/28 WEST CHESTER,PA CESSNA 150L CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, TIME - 1010 N1240Q PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, 17 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST CHESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST CHESTER,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT REMARKS- WAITING FOR TKOF RWY 26 OTR ACFT LNDD RWY 8.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1240Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 150L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Chester
N1240QRegistration cancelled Jun 7, 2012 · Cessna 150LAirframe modelCessna 150LEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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.
- Registration
- N7609
- Reported as
- Schweizer S2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- West Chester
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.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1240Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.