Schweizer SGS 1-34 N65916
13 August 2010 · Groveland, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 13 August 2010 at about 15:15 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1-34 registered N65916, operated by Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc, was involved in an accident near Groveland, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Groveland, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seminole Lake Gliderport (6FL0)
- Coordinates
- 28.4058, -81.8378
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-34
- Registration
- N65916
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Groveland → Groveland
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA419
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to attain the proper approach path to the runway, resulting in landing short of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider pilot reported that he was in the traffic pattern adjoining the downwind leg for the runway. He turned onto the base leg at 650 feet above ground level (agl) and then turned onto final approach at 450 feet agl. The glider was high and he could not attain a normal glide slope using the dive brakes. He closed the dive brakes and performed a 360-degree turn in an effort to lose altitude. At mid-field, with the glider about 100 feet agl, he decided to circle right and attempt a landing on a perpendicular runway. The glider was too low and impacted a tree short of the runway. A witness reported that the dive brakes remained full open during the accident sequence. The Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the wreckage reported that the dive brakes were in the deployed, or up, position when he arrived at the accident site.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Sep 2010 | Schweizer SGS 1-34R | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | Sky Soaring LLC | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 May 2010 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Nfss Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 10 Jul 2010 | Schweizer SGS 1-26B | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 11 Dec 2010 | Schweizer SGS 1-23D | Aberdeen, Maryland, United States | Atlantic Soaring Club Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Dec 2011 | Schweizer SGS 1-26B | Murrieta, California, United States | Lake Elsinore Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 2009 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Lake Elsinore, California, United States | William R Klesse | Fatal | 1 |
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