Schweizer SGS 1-36 N36204
28 May 2010 · Jacksonville, Florida, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 28 May 2010 at about 19:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1-36 registered N36204, operated by Nfss Inc, was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. 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 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Cecil Field Airport (KVQQ)
- Coordinates
- 30.2186, -81.8767
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1-36
- Registration
- N36204
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Nfss Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jacksonville → Jacksonville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA10CA291
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The glider pilot’s delayed decision to divert following a loss of thermal lift.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated that his glider was towed to 3,000 feet above ground level (AGL) for a local soaring flight. He climbed the glider to 6,000 feet in a training area about 13 miles from the departure airport, where he "encountered sink." The pilot then obtained a landing clearance at an airport about 8 miles from his position, but the glider continued to sink, and struck an airport perimeter fence short of the landing runway. The off-airport landing resulted in substantial damage to the wings and fuselage structures. According to the glider's Pilot Operating Manual, the maximum glide ratio at maximum gross weight was 31:1. The pilot reported there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the glider.
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 | - |
| 13 Aug 2010 | Schweizer SGS 1-34 | Groveland, Florida, United States | Seminole Flying & Soaring Inc | No 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2010 | Long EZ | Leesburg, Florida, United States | Allen Dunlap | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 2010 | Aero Commander 560E | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| 1 May 2010 | Interstate S1A | Lakeland, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
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