Schleicher ASW 20 N10UP
9 January 1982 · Calistoga, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 9 January 1982 at about 22:00 local time, a Schleicher ASW 20 registered N10UP, operated by Marianne Maxwell, was involved in an accident near Calistoga, California, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Calistoga, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Calistoga
- Coordinates
- 38.6201, -122.6090
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW 20
- Registration
- N10UP
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Marianne Maxwell
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Calistoga → Calistoga
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX82DVG13
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
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 FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR WHEN HE INTENDED TO ACTUATE THE SPOILERS. HE LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AND SLID INTO A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE IS IN THE DOWN POSITION, IT IS NEXT TO AND ABOUT ONE INCH BELOW THE SPOILER HANDLE. HE ALSO NOTED THAT IN MOST GLIDERS, THE GEAR HANDLE IS LOCATED COMPLETELY CLEAR OF THE SPOILER HANDLE AND/OR IT IS OF A DIFFERENT SHAPE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher ASW-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Apr 1982 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Tulare, California, United States | Rick's Glass Tech | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Aug 1982 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Unionville, Pennsylvania, United States | Thomas Knauff/Doris Grove | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Calistoga, California, United States | Peter M. Newgard | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1982 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Hempstead, Texas, United States | Joseph E. Rench | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1981 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Bay St Louis, Mississippi, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Jun 1981 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Las Vegas, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 1982 | Piper PA-28R-201T | Truckee, California, United States | Larry Laurich | No injuries | - |
| 1 Feb 1982 | Cessna 180K | El Cajon, California, United States | Hartley Warren | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1982 | Cessna 205 | El Centro, California, United States | Thomas James Sullivan | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 May 1982 | Cessna 182 | Truckee, California, United States | Charlie Roeschen | Fatal | 1 |
| 6 Nov 1982 | Cessna 172 | Antioch, California, United States | Executive Air | No injuries | - |