Schweizer SGS 1-26B N2751Z
23 December 2004 · Waialua, Hawaii, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 December 2004 at about 21:45 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1-26B registered N2751Z, operated by Honolulu Soaring Club, was involved in an accident near Waialua, Hawaii, 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 21:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Waialua, Hawaii, United States
- Nearest airport
- Dillingham Field (KHDH)
- Coordinates
- 21.5794, -158.1972
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-26B
- Registration
- N2751Z
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Honolulu Soaring Club
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Waialua → Waialua
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX05LA101
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
the pilot misjudged distance and altitude and failed to attain the proper landing touchdown point.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider landed long, went into the overrun area and ground looped. The pilot was tow launched from runway 8. Winds were light (5-15 knots) and variable. Upon reentering the airport traffic pattern he followed landing traffic for runway 26. On final approach for runway 26 he was at 350 feet and had 1,500 feet of runway remaining below him. He landed long and touched down approximately 30 feet from the departure end of the runway pavement. The glider continued to rollout into the grass overrun. About 20 mph, the left wing touched the ground, and the glider ground looped to the left, damaging the left wing and fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2004 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E | El Paso, Texas, United States | Harold E Green | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | San Diego, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2005 | Schweizer SGS 1-26E | Jean, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 2002 | Schweizer SGS 1-26B | Hobbs, New Mexico, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 May 2006 | Schweizer SGS 1-26D | Aguila, Arizona, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2002 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Decatur, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2004 | Scott RV-8A | Lihue, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2004 | Bell 206B | Kahului, Hawaii, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Dec 2004 | Piper PA-28-161 | Kapolei, Hawaii, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 2004 | Cessna 414A | Laupahoehoe, Hawaii, United States | Hawaii Air Ambulance | Fatal | 3 |
| 21 Apr 2004 | Cessna 208 | Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States | Pacific Wings | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 2004 | Cessna 172S | Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | Flight School Hawaii | No injuries | - |