Aviation accident ERA21LA329

Name: aviation accident: ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASW 27-18 near Sterling (2021-07-15)
Start: 2021-07-15
Location: Sterling, MA, USA

NONE · ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASW 27-18 · 2021-07-15 · Sterling, MA, USA

Event

NTSB number: ERA21LA329
Event ID: 20210818103721
Type: Accident
Date: 2021-07-15
Location: Sterling, MA, USA
Coordinates: 42.425917, -71.792861

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO
Model: ASW 27-18
Registration: N129MG
FAR Part: 091
Engines: 0
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to maintain the glider’s stability in the roll axis during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a dragged wingtip and ground loop.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown