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92A · Chilhowee Gliderport

FAA-LID · US · 8 NTSB events

ID 92A Elev 770 ft Lat 35° 13.59' N Lon 84° 35.09' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 2,600 ft. Max gradient: 0.44%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
03 — 2,600 ft 200 ft TURF-G No 0.44%
21 315° 2,600 ft 200 ft TURF-G No 0.44%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · 0 matched · 5 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (5 sentences)
  • ·GLIDER ACT DURG VFR COND; GLIDER TFC W OF ARPT.
  • ·FOR CD CTC CHATTANOOGA APCH AT 423-855-6478, WHEN APCH CLSD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • ·CNTR 50 FT MKD WITH IN GROUND WHITE MKRS.
  • ·THR MKD WITH WHITE CONES E SIDE.
  • ·OVERNIGHT TIE DOWN AVBL - AMGR.

Field profile

Wikipedia

Full article ↗

Chilhowee Gliderport is a privately owned public-use glider airport located four nautical miles northeast of the central business district of Benton, in Polk County, Tennessee, United States.

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Private

Scheduled service

No

NTSB events

8 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

9

since 1982

Fatal

1

11.1% of total

Last 5 years

0

no recent events

Last 10 years

1

≈ 0.1/yr

Ranking across all airports · Open in accident map ↗

Last 10 years · n=0

No NTSB events at this field in the last decade.

All time · n=8

  • Ground collision 2
  • Undershoot / overshoot 1
  • Weather · wind / icing / convective 1
  • Controlled flight into terrain 1
  • Hard landing 1
  • Stall / spin 1
  • Other 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2016-09-04 Schleicher ASW 27 · Other · day →
2015-12-12 MCCORKLE ROBERT B RANS S-12 AIRAILE · Stall / spin · VMC · day →
2014-04-27 SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER K 7 · Hard landing · day →
2012-06-28 LET L-23 SUPER BLANIK · CFIT · VMC · day →
2011-10-14 ICA BRASOV IS-29D2 · Ground collision · VMC · day →
2001-07-21 Schleicher ASW-20C · Ground collision · day →
1996-10-30 Let L-13 · Under/overshoot · VMC · dusk →
1986-06-08 Burkhart Grob G103 · Weather · day →

Designees in TN

CFI Flight Instructors 1,845 A&P Mechanics 5,872 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 37 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 2 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 7 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 3 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 4 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 54 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 41 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 27 ODA Organizational Designations 2 Schools Flight Schools 45 FBO Fixed Base Operators 65 Clubs Flying Clubs 18 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 7 EAA EAA Chapters 21

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Sarah Diane Arnold Benton TN 5 nm
Anthony Walker Collegedale TN 25 nm
John W Scruggs Dalton GA 33 nm
Bruce Richard Whittemore Chattanooga TN 34 nm
Jason Shane Odom Chattanooga TN 34 nm
Joseph Charles Gravalec Blairsville GA 38 nm
Bruce Edward Allen Jasper GA 46 nm
Travis Dean Wellik Alcoa TN 46 nm
Stanley Paul Smith Tate GA 50 nm
William Lyle Mcmillan Helen GA 52 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Jason Anthony Arnold Benton TN 5 nm
Kyle Joseph Grimmonpre Etowah TN 7 nm
Brian David Tapp Ocoee TN 9 nm
Paul Gilbert Asbury Charleston TN 9 nm
James Paul Savage Riceville TN 11 nm
Charles Thomas Collins Riceville TN 11 nm
Kristine Rene Gentry Englewood TN 13 nm
Thomas Brookfield Bartlett Athens TN 14 nm
Robert Alan Klauber Athens TN 14 nm
Kelly Martin Kovach Athens TN 14 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Jeffrey Eben Holmes Delano TN 2 nm
Charles Theodore Wallace Delano TN 2 nm
Steven Randall Dudley Benton TN 5 nm
Gary Dean Sullivan Reliance TN 6 nm
Larry Lee Larson Etowah TN 7 nm
Jeremy Brittain Snider Etowah TN 7 nm
Brian David Tapp Ocoee TN 9 nm
Ealice Ray Hatton Ocoee TN 9 nm
George Joseph Hickey Ocoee TN 9 nm
Matthew James Hanft Ocoee TN 9 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Star Aviation Services / Star Avionics, Inc.
Chattanooga, TN
 33 nm
Propelling Aviation
Rockwood, TN
 42 nm
Horizon Avionics, Inc.
Alcoa, TN
 46 nm
SportTechs, LLC
Jasper, GA
 47 nm
Xpress Aircraft Maintenance
Knoxville, TN
 56 nm
Sensenich Propeller Service
Gainesville, GA
 69 nm
Thom Duncan Avionics, LLC
Winchester, TN
 73 nm
Avias Aircraft Services
Kennesaw, GA
 73 nm
Aviation Institute of Maintenance - Atlanta, GA
Duluth, GA
 80 nm
Gwinnett Aero Maintenance, LLC
Lawrenceville, GA
 81 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.