- Date
- May 19, 1986, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kurtztown, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2979HSchweizer SGS-2-32A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860519023259A
- Case key
- 30345
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
After flying in thermals for about 45 minutes, the plts returned to the arpt to land. The instructor (CFI) stated they came over the initial approach point at about 1000 ft for a landing on runway 30. The glider passed over the end of the runway at about 150 feet AGL and aprx 50 mph. After passing the runway end, excessive lift occurred. Spoilers and brakes were used, but to no avail. As the glider continued to land, a large sink rate developed. Subsequently, it contacted the ground, breaking the skid and causing a flat tire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2979H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS-2-32A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 549
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Kurtztown Aviation Serv.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- N31
- Airport
- N31 · Kurtztown, runway 35, 2,500 × 40 ft, asphalt
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
- 60
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 6,426 total · 1,400 in this make and model · 1,400 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2979H · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.