Schweizer SGS 2-32 N682U

Summary

On 29 July 2009 at about 16:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-32 registered N682U, operated by Soar Utah, was involved in an accident near Heber City, Utah, United States. 3 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

29 July 2009 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Heber City, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Heber City Municipal (36U)

Coordinates

40.4819, -111.4289

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS 2-32

Registration

N682U

Category

Glider

Operator

Soar Utah

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Heber City → Heber City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR09CA376

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's excessive speed as he turned off the runway.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After making a normal approach and landing, the pilot applied wheel brakes and noted normal deceleration. As he exited the runway onto the taxiway he applied more braking, but once he was clear of the active runway he felt that the glider wasn't decelerating as rapidly as he had planned. The pilot stated "…I applied full braking, including pumping the brake. I continued to use max braking, including digging the nose skid in as hard as I could and attempted to dampen the inevitable blow as best as possible." The glider subsequently impacted the door of one hangar with its nose bowl and a second hangar with its left wing, which resulted in substantial damage to the glider.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.