CALIFORNIA CITY, CA, USA
N6135
SCHLEICHER ASW-12
THE GLIDER WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH NOSE UP ABOUT 40 TO 50 DEGREES SHORTLY AFTER LIFT OFF AND CLIMB AT THIS ANGLE TO ABOUT 200 FEET AGL. THE TOW ROPE WAS RELEASED AND THE GLIDER TURNED RIGHT AND DESCENDED INTO THE GROUND. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS WERE NOT CONNECTED.
AN INFLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO A DISCONNECTED ELEVATOR CONTROL SURFACE AND AN IMPROPER PREFLIGHT INSPECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS BY THE GLIDER PILOT.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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