- Date
- August 1, 1986, 16:07 local (23:07 UTC)
- Place
- Toledo, WA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5720SSchweizer SGS-2-33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860801083839A
- Case key
- 40295
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Analysis
The weak link at the tow vehicle broke during launching. The plt lowered the nose of the acft and turned into the wind. The plt stated that the acft was stalled and that he was unable to stop the descent rate. The acft struck the runway in a slight nose down attitude. The weak link rope was not available for testing to determine the strength of the rope and any defects. The plt assumed too high of a pitch angle too low to the ground during initial climb for this type of launch with the tow hook being forward of the acft's c.g. being approximately 150 ft AGL when the stall occurred, the plt was unable to fully recover prior to contacting the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5720S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS-2-33
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 65
- Airframe hours
- 1,300
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Civil Air Patrol, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 2, 1986 · 2 hours before
- Airport
- TDO · Toledo
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 11,022 total · 302 in this make and model · 10,702 as pilot in command · 27 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °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 N5720S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.