ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70996
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Date: | Saturday 9 January 1982 |
Time: | 14:00 |
Type: | Schleicher ASW 20 |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | N10UP |
MSN: | 20104 |
Total airframe hrs: | 190 hours |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Calistoga, Napa County, California -
United States of America
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Napa County Airport (APC/KAPC) |
Destination airport: | Calistoga, Napa County, California |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:ON FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT RETRACTED THE GEAR WHEN HE INTENDED TO ACTUATE THE SPOILERS. HE LANDED WITH THE GEAR RETRACTED AND SLID INTO A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE IS IN THE DOWN POSITION, IT IS NEXT TO AND ABOUT ONE INCH BELOW THE SPOILER HANDLE. HE ALSO NOTED THAT IN MOST GLIDERS, THE GEAR HANDLE IS LOCATED COMPLETELY CLEAR OF THE SPOILER HANDLE AND/OR IT IS OF A DIFFERENT SHAPE.
Glider substantially damaged, but later repaired and sold on: became D-1152 in West Germany, and then OM-1111
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: LAX82DVG13
2.
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/asw201.htm 3.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=10UP Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
04-Jan-2010 07:54 |
DColclasure |
Added |
18-Dec-2014 16:57 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
18-Dec-2014 18:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
21-Dec-2016 19:25 |
ASN Update Bot |
Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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