- Date
- August 13, 1986, 18:01 local (Aug 14, 1986, 01:01 UTC)
- Place
- Easton, WA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2723ZSchweizer 2-22EK
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860813079349A
- Case key
- 40468
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The instructor pilot was flying the glider with a student in the front seat on a local instructional flight. About 2200 ft down the 2640 foot grass strip, the tow aircraft, at about 50 to 100 feet AGL, lost power and started to descend back to the runway. The glider pilot released the tow rope and attempted a turn away from trees at the end of the runway. While turning, the right wing struck the top of a tree, spinning the glider in a 'flat' spin to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2723Z
- Reported as
- Schweizer 2-22EK
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 179
- Airframe hours
- 950
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Stanley S. Barclay
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 8, 1985 · 77 hours before
- Airport
- ESW · Easton State, runway 27, 2,640 × 100 ft, grass/turf
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
- Private, Flight instructor
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 6,000 total · 250 in this make and model · 75 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.