WILLIAMSON, GA, USA
N7746S
SCHWEIZER SGS-2-32-A
ON DOWNWIND, THE PILOT SAW ANOTHER GLIDER ON THE RUNWAY. HE MAINTAINED ALTITUDE UNTIL THE GLIDER CLEARED THE RUNWAY. WHEN CLEAR THE PILOT STARTED HIS DESCENT EXTENDING THE SPOILERS FULLY. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHEN HE REACHED HIS DESIRED ALTITUDE AND LEVELED OFF, WITH ONLY A PULL BACKWARDS ON THE STICK, THE GLIDER MUSHED AND STRUCK SOME PEACHTREES AT THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT GROUNDLOOPED BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS USED TO FLYING ANOTHER TYPE OF GLIDER WITH FLAPS AND THE HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS WERE DIFFERENT BETWEEN THAT AIRCRAFT AND THIS ONE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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