GA spn runway excursion on landing.

Attributes
ACN	92418
Time
Date	198808
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : 9co8
State Reference	CO
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Flight Phase	landing other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 10000
ASRS Report	92418
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : unable
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Pilot is an experienced (commercial-CFI) glider pilot. Recent flight time wa in glider which incorporates the wheel brake in the spoiler control (full spoiler gets full wheel brake). This glider however has a separate brake activator on the floor. After landing pilot applied full spoiler to stop (habit from other gliders) and or course got no braking action. Glider went off end of runway and struck wire fence. Broken windscreen and minor skin damage. Not classified as accident per far 830 (no structural damage, no injuries, etc). Causes: pilot got quick chkout based on experience. Method of operation at airport (short grass runway) is to land downwind for convenience of operation. Glider controls (brake) significantly different from majority of those available as rentals in USA.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GA SPN RWY EXCURSION ON LNDG.

Narrative: PLT IS AN EXPERIENCED (COMMERCIAL-CFI) GLIDER PLT. RECENT FLT TIME WA IN GLIDER WHICH INCORPORATES THE WHEEL BRAKE IN THE SPOILER CONTROL (FULL SPOILER GETS FULL WHEEL BRAKE). THIS GLIDER HOWEVER HAS A SEPARATE BRAKE ACTIVATOR ON THE FLOOR. AFTER LNDG PLT APPLIED FULL SPOILER TO STOP (HABIT FROM OTHER GLIDERS) AND OR COURSE GOT NO BRAKING ACTION. GLIDER WENT OFF END OF RWY AND STRUCK WIRE FENCE. BROKEN WINDSCREEN AND MINOR SKIN DAMAGE. NOT CLASSIFIED AS ACCIDENT PER FAR 830 (NO STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, NO INJURIES, ETC). CAUSES: PLT GOT QUICK CHKOUT BASED ON EXPERIENCE. METHOD OF OPERATION AT ARPT (SHORT GRASS RWY) IS TO LAND DOWNWIND FOR CONVENIENCE OF OPERATION. GLIDER CONTROLS (BRAKE) SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM MAJORITY OF THOSE AVAILABLE AS RENTALS IN USA.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.