Schleicher ASW 27 N137ED

Summary

On 26 May 2014 at about 21:30 local time, a Schleicher ASW 27 registered N137ED, operated by Urbanczyk Kirk M, was involved in an accident near Cedar Valley, Utah, 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.

Date

26 May 2014 at 21:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Cedar Valley, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Cedar Valley (UT10)

Coordinates

40.3572, -112.0178

Aircraft

Schleicher ASW 27

Registration

N137ED

Category

Glider

Year built

1999

Operator

Urbanczyk Kirk M

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cedar Valley → Cedar Valley

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR14CA213

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in inadvertent terrain contact by the wing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that while being towed behind a tow airplane for takeoff, there was a slight drop of the right wing. The pilot corrected with aileron control to level the wings and at this point, the left wing may have come in contact with the grass on the runway, which provided enough drag to turn the glider 180 degrees to the left. During the turn, the safety link released. The glider then rolled backwards before coming to rest. Postaccident examination of the left wing revealed that the left aileron was substantially damaged and had separated from its mounts in the wing. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.