Schleicher ASK21 N721WC
29 September 2020 · Hinckley, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 September 2020 at about 18:50 local time, a Schleicher ASK21 registered N721WC, operated by Windy City Soaring Association, was involved in an accident near Hinckley, Illinois, United States. 2 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hinckley, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hinckley Airport (02C)
- Coordinates
- 41.7726, -88.6524
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASK21
- Registration
- N721WC
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Windy City Soaring Association
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hinckley → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN20LA427
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s improper control input during a bounced landing that resulted in the glider impacting terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot and passenger were landing after their second flight of the day. The pilot reported that during the landing he flared late, and the glider touched down on the main landing gear and bounced back into the air. The pilot pushed the control stick forward and the glider impacted the runway on its nose wheel resulting in substantial damage to the left side of the fuselage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher ASK21 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Oct 2020 | Schleicher ASK21 | Minden, Nevada, United States | Media Stew LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jun 2002 | Schleicher ASK21 | Woodstock, Virginia, United States | Frederic Winter | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2020 | Yakovlev YAK 52 | Palmyra, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 2020 | Beechcraft 200 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 Aug 2020 | Cirrus SR22 | Lawrenceville, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 7 Aug 2020 | CubCrafters CARBON CUB EX | Marion, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Oct 2020 | Learjet 60 | Wheeling, Illinois, United States | Worldwide Jet Charter Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2020 | Siebel AURIGA | Rockford, Illinois, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |