Scheibe Flugzeugbau L SPATZ-55 N8752R

Summary

On 21 February 1983 at about 21:00 local time, a Scheibe Flugzeugbau L SPATZ-55 registered N8752R was involved in an accident near Woodbine, Maryland, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 February 1983 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Woodbine, Maryland, United States

Nearest airport

Woodbine Glider (MD78)

Coordinates

39.3307, -77.0602

Aircraft

Scheibe Flugzeugbau L SPATZ-55

Registration

N8752R

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL83LA123

Nobody was 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

THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK DURING LANDING ROLL. THE TURF LANDING SITE WAS CLEAR BUT SNOW HAD BEEN PILED TWO TO FOUR FEET DEEP ALONGSIDE THE STRIP DURING THE CLEARING PROCESS. AS THE AIRCRAFT NEARED THE END OF THE STRIP DURING LANDING THE PILOT STEERED TO THE RIGHT TO PROVIDE MORE CLEARANCE FOR ANOTHER GLIDER WAITING FOR TAKEOFF. THE TURN PUT THE RIGHT WING OF THE LANDING GLIDER OVER THE CLEARING WHERE IT CONTACTED A HIGH POINT IN THE SNOWBANK. THE PILOT HAD RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS GLIDER AND WAS NOT YET USED TO ITS WIDER WING SPAN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.