Schweizer SGS-1-26 N3814A

Summary

On 4 June 2000 at about 22:20 local time, a Schweizer SGS-1-26 registered N3814A was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, 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.

Date

4 June 2000 at 22:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Prescott, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Coyote Run Gliderport (AZ86)

Coordinates

33.6099, -111.8893

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS-1-26

Registration

N3814A

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX00LA217

Nobody was injured.

Diminished control during the landing phase of operation due to a partial blockage of the elevator controls by a microphone that became lodged in the control stick well.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

After making a radio call from a handheld microphone on base to final, the pilot realized that she was a little high. She set the microphone down and placed both hands on the control stick in an effort to execute a sideslip to lose altitude. While attempting to flare and clear the airport boundary fence, the glider did not respond to back pressure applied to the control stick. The microphone was later found lodged in the control stick well.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.