Schleicher ASW27 N387T

Summary

On 21 January 1999 at about 19:00 local time, a Schleicher ASW27 registered N387T was involved in an accident near Winter Haven, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

21 January 1999 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Winter Haven, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Gilbert Field (GIF)

Coordinates

27.9807, -81.7795

Aircraft

Schleicher ASW27

Registration

N387T

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA066

1 person was 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

The tow plane had taken the glider to an altitude of between 2,200 and 2,300 feet. The pilot stated he was over the airport and was going to land. While on approach, the pilot noted that he would not have enough altitude to land at the airport. He then attempted to clear a lake and land in a field short of the airport. As he approached the field, the canopy struck wires and the glider landed in the field. The pilot was taken to the hospital and was diagnosed with a broken bone in his vertebra and a broken rib.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.