Caesar Creek Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Waynesville, Ohio 45068
Tuesady, June 17, 1986 13:45 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACHIEVE A CLUB DURATION/ALTITUDE GAIN GOAL AND RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE AT 1,000 FT AS OPPOSED TO THE REQUESTED 3,000 FT TOW. THE PLT COMMUNICATED WITH ANOTHER GLIDER PLT IN THE AREA AND STATED HE WAS GETTING LOW AND HAD TO LAND. A GROUND WITNESS OBSERVED THE GLIDER ON A LOW AND SLOW FINAL APPROACH. THE WITNESS REPORTED THAT THE GLIDER BANKED RIGHT AND TURNED 270 DEGREES BEFORE IT SUDDENLY PITCHED NOSE DOWN FROM APRX 150 FT AGL AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. SEVEN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE PLT FAILED A PRIVATE GLIDER PLT CHECKRIDE DUE TO HIS LANDING APPROACH PROCEDURES.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/17/1986
Event Day of the Week Tuesday
Time of Event 1345
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City WAYNESVILLE
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 45068
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport CAESAR CREEK
Event Location Nearest Airport ID
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport 290
Airport Elevation 940
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Unknown
Time of the weather observation 1350 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 340
Weather Observation Facility ID DAY
Elevation of weather observation facility 1009
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 55
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 0
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 0
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 15
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 21
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 6
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 10
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30
Density Altitude (feet) 1000
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Fatal
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal 1
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 1437
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date Jun 17 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1550
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 31840
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N36175
NTSB Number ATL86FA174
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Destroyed
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Schweizer
Aircraft Model SGS 1-36
Aircraft Series Identifier SGS 1-36
Aircraft Serial Number 23
Certified Max Gross Weight 710
Aircraft Category Glider
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 1
Number of Engines --
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection May 10 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 17
Airframe Hours 75
ELT Installed No
ELT Activated Unknown
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name CAESAR CREEK CONCORS, INC.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 5540 FAR HILLS AVE.
Aircraft Owner City DAYTON
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 45429
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City WAYNESVILLE
Departure State OH
Departure Country
Departure Time 1335
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 9
Runway Length 3000
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --