Aircraft Incident/Accident Report
Bolton Field Airport

Columbus, Ohio 43228
Friday, June 18, 1993 14:00 EDT

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NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident
THE GLIDER WAS ON APPROACH FOR LANDING ON THE GRASS RUNWAY 22. THE PILOT EXTENDED HIS BASE LEG DURING THE APPROACH TO ACCOMMODATE A POWERED AIRPLANE, WHICH HAD ENTERED THE PATTERN. HE THEN DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO COMPLETE THE LANDING ON THE PLANNED GRASS RUNWAY, SO HE CHANGED THE LANDING SITE TO A GRASS AREA WITH WHICH HE WAS NOT FAMILIAR. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE GLIDER IMPACTED A DITCH DAMAGING THE TAIL SECTION. THE PILOT SAID THAT THIS WAS HIS FIRST FLIGHT AT THIS AIRPORT.
NTSB Probable Cause Narrative
THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE INTERRUPTION OF THE GLIDER PILOT'S PLANNED APPROACH BY A POWERED AIRPLANE.
Event Information
Type of EventAccident 
Event Date6/18/1993 
Event Day of the WeekFriday 
Time of Event1400 
Event Time ZoneEastern Daylight Time 
Event CityCOLUMBUS  
Event StateOHIO 
Event Country-- 
Zipcode of the event site43228  
Event Date Year1993 
Event Date Month
MidAir Collision IndicatorNo 
On Ground Collision occurred ?No 
Event Location Latitude  
Event Location Longitude  
Event Location AirportBOLTON FIELD  
Event Location Nearest Airport ID2I4  
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airportOn Airport 
Distance from airport in statute miles-- 
Degrees magnetic from airport-- 
Airport Elevation905 
Weather Briefing CompletenessNot pertinent 
Investigator's weather sourcePilot 
Time of the weather observation0  
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees)
Weather Observation Facility ID  
Elevation of weather observation facility
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?)
Time Zone of the weather observation  
Lighting ConditionsDay 
Lowest Ceiling Height
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height
Sky/Lowest/Cloud ConditionsClear 
Sky Condition for Lowest CeilingNone 
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet)
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles)
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10 
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius)32 
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit)-- 
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic)
Variable Wind IndicatorUnknown 
Wind Speed (knots)
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown 
Wind Gust IndicatorUnknown 
Wind Gust (knots)
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) -- 
Density Altitude (feet)-- 
Intensity of PrecipitationUnknown 
METAR weather report -- 
Event Highest InjuryNone 
On Ground, Fatal Injuries
On Ground, Minor Injuries
On Ground, Serious Injuries
Injury Total Fatal-- 
Injury Total Minor-- 
Injury Total None
Injury Total Serious-- 
Injury Total All-- 
Investigating AgencyNTSB 
NTSB Docket Number (internal use)742 
NTSB Notification Source-- 
NTSB Notification DateJun 18 1993 12:00AM 
NTSB Notification Time1710 
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket informationIMAGE 
Date of most recent change to recordDec 11 2000 1:24PM 
User who most recently changed recorddbo  
Basic weather conditionsVisual Meteorological Cond 
FAA District Office-- 
Aircraft Involved
Aircraft #1
Aircraft Registration NumberN101AZ 
NTSB NumberNYC93LA119  
Missing Aircraft Indicator
Federal Aviation Reg. PartPart 91: General Aviation 
Type of Flight Plan filedNone 
Flight plan Was Activated?-- 
DamageSubstantial 
Aircraft FireNone 
Aircraft ExplosionNone 
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full NameStart & Flug 
Aircraft ModelH-101 SALTO  
Aircraft Series IdentifierH-101 SALT 
Aircraft Serial Number60  
Certified Max Gross Weight900 
Aircraft CategoryGlider 
Aircraft Registration ClassU.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
Number of Engines
Fixed gear or retractable gearFixed 
Aircraft, Type of Last InspectionAnnual 
Date of Last InspectionJul 14 1992 12:00AM 
Airframe hours since last inspection-- 
Airframe Hours600 
ELT InstalledNo 
ELT ActivatedUnknown 
ELT Aided Location of Event SiteUnknown 
ELT Type-- 
Aircraft Owner NameWALTER PARRASCH  
Aircraft Owner Street Address831 KINDERKMACK RD  
Aircraft Owner CityRIVEREDGE  
Aircraft Owner StateNJ 
Aircraft Owner Country  
Aircraft Owner Zipcode07661  
Operator is an individual?-- 
Operator NameWALTER PARRASCH  
Operator Same as Owner?Yes 
Operator Is Doing Business As-- 
Operator Address Same as Owner?No 
Operator Street Address  
Operator City  
Operator State  
Operator Country  
Operator Zip code  
Operator Code  
Owner has at least one certificateNone 
Other Operator of large aircraft?No 
Certified for Part 133 or 137 OperationUnknown 
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 BoardNo 
Departure Point Same as EventYes 
Departure Airport Code  
Departure City  
Departure State  
Departure Country  
Departure Time1345 
Departure Time ZoneEDT 
Destination Same as Local Fltdest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere 
Destination Airport Code  
Destination City  
Destination State  
Destination Country  
Specific Phase of FlightLanding 
Report sent to ICAO?-- 
Evacuation occurred-- 
Date of most recent change to recordJan 2 2001 10:34AM 
User who most recently changed recorddbo  
Since inspection or accident-- 
Event Location Runway Number and Location22  
Runway Length5200 
Runway Width100 
Sight Seeing flightNo 
Air Medical FlightNo 
Medical Flight--