Schweizer SGS 2 32 N275P

Summary

On 25 June 2015 at about 21:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2 32 registered N275P, operated by Cleveland Soaring Society Inc, was involved in an accident near Middlefield, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 June 2015 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Middlefield, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Geauga County (7G8)

Coordinates

41.4497, -81.0631

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS 2 32

Registration

N275P

Category

Glider

Year built

1965

Operator

Cleveland Soaring Society Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Middlefield → Middlefield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA141

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's incorrect pitch and roll rate control inputs which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and incipient spin at a low altitude.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor reported that during a simulated glider tow rope break emergency procedure, the student pilot did not enter the correct control inputs, and the glider stalled and entered an incipient spin. The flight instructor arrested the spin, and was confronted with power line wires. The flight instructor stated that he, "immediately applied down elevator diving under the power lines." The glider impacted the terrain and trees. Substantial damage was sustained to both wings and the horizontal stabilizer. The flight instructor reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.