Schleicher ASW-20 N76SP
16 June 2001 · HIghland, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 June 2001 at about 22:00 local time, a Schleicher ASW-20 registered N76SP was involved in an accident near HIghland, Illinois, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 22:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- HIghland, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Highland - Winet Airport (H07)
- Coordinates
- 38.7308, -89.6899
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW-20
- Registration
- N76SP
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- HIghland → HIghland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI01LA168
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to extend the spoilers during landing approach, which resulted in a touchdown at a higher than normal airspeed. An additional cause was the intentional ground loop/swerve maneuver performed by the pilot to avoid overrunning the end of the runway. Factors to the accident were the landing checklist not being performed by the pilot and the excessive airspeed encountered during the landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider sustained substantial damage during landing. According to the pilot, he unintentionally performed a no-spoiler approach to runway 18, and crossed the threshold at a higher than normal airspeed. The pilot reported that he performed an intentional ground loop to avoid overrunning the end of the runway, causing substantial damage to the glider. According to the pilot's written statement, he believes that he may have mistaken the landing gear lever for the spoiler deploying lever. The pilot reported that, "I firmly believe if I would have used a landing check list this situation probably would not have happened."
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher ASW-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2001 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Williams, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Schleicher ASW-20 | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2003 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Idyllwild, California, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Mar 2004 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Yoder, Kansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 2004 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Reno, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Big Pine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Sep 2001 | Piper PA-32R-301T | Downers Grove, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 2001 | Beechcraft 76 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 2001 | Cessna 172R | Alton, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 2001 | Vanderbeek CHRISTEN EAGLE II | Plainfield, Illinois, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 10 Jan 2001 | Cessna 152 | Mattoon, Illinois, United States | Central Illinois Air Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2001 | Piper PA-22-150 | Morris, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |