Schleicher ASW-19 N5LR

Summary

On 28 June 1986 at about 21:20 local time, a Schleicher ASW-19 registered N5LR, operated by Mark A. Miller, was involved in an accident near Warner Springs, 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.

Date

28 June 1986 at 21:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Warner Springs, California, United States

Nearest airport

Warner Springs (CL35)

Coordinates

33.2799, -116.6008

Aircraft

Schleicher ASW-19

Registration

N5LR

Category

Glider

Operator

Mark A. Miller

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Warner Springs → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX86LA273

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 PLT BECAME AWARE OF THE LOSS OF THE ELEVATOR CONTROL AS THE GLIDER BEGAN IT'S INITIAL CLIMB DURING AN AERIAL TOW. HE RELEASED FROM THE TOW AIRCRAFT AND MADE AN OFF ARPT FORCED LANDING IN TALL GRASS. THE GLIDER'S RIGHT WING BECAME ENTANGLED IN THE GRASS AND THE GLIDER GROUND LOOPED. THE PLT REPORTED HE HAD FAILED TO CONNECT THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS WHILE ASSEMBLING THE GLIDER FOR THIS FLT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.