Schweizer SGS-2-32-A N7746S

Summary

On 16 June 1982 at about 17:24 local time, a Schweizer SGS-2-32-A registered N7746S, operated by ROY English, was involved in an accident near Williamson, Georgia, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

16 June 1982 at 17:24

Classification

Accident

Location

Williamson, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Peachstate Gliderport (3GA7)

Coordinates

33.1798, -84.3605

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS-2-32-A

Registration

N7746S

Category

Glider

Operator

ROY English

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Williamson → Williamson

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL82DA168

2 people were seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

ON DOWNWIND, THE PILOT SAW ANOTHER GLIDER ON THE RUNWAY. HE MAINTAINED ALTITUDE UNTIL THE GLIDER CLEARED THE RUNWAY. WHEN CLEAR THE PILOT STARTED HIS DESCENT EXTENDING THE SPOILERS FULLY. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE REACHED HIS DESIRED ALTITUDE AND LEVELED OFF, WITH ONLY A PULL BACKWARDS ON THE STICK, THE GLIDER MUSHED AND STRUCK SOME PEACHTREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS USED TO FLYING ANOTHER TYPE OF GLIDER WITH FLAPS AND THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WERE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THAT AIRCRAFT AND THIS ONE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.