- Date
- June 9, 1982, 15:40 local (19:40 UTC)
- Place
- Shrewsbury, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N3353GScheicher K8B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820609035509A
- Case key
- 69208
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was on a round robin, cross-country flight from woodbine, MD to Shrewsbury, PA and return. When he arrived over shewsbury, he maneuvered the glider to take a picture of his turn point. While taking the picture, he skidded the glider to include the wing tip in the picture. After taking the picture, he noticed the glider had entered an overspeed condition. To slow the speed, the airbrakes were opened. However, at that point, the fabric on the right wing tore loose and the glider entered a steep right spiral. Full left rudder and aileron were applied, but the pilot was unable to maintain full control of the glider. He attempted to maneuver the glider into a field, but collided with trees short of the intended landing area.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3353G
- Reported as
- Scheicher K8B
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 991
- Airframe hours
- 668
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Five Eight Club
- Registered owner
- Five Eight Club
- Departed
- Woodbine, MD
- Destination
- Milford, IA
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 20
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 84 total · 61 as pilot in command · 43 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 0 ft unknown
- Temperature
- 180 °F, dew point 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.