Schweizer SGS 1 34 N7638
1 June 2014 · Middletown, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 June 2014 at about 20:45 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1 34 registered N7638, operated by Valley Soaring Club Inc, was involved in an accident near Middletown, New York, 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 20:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Middletown, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Randall Airport (06N)
- Coordinates
- 41.4319, -74.3917
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1 34
- Registration
- N7638
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 1970
- Operator
- Valley Soaring Club Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Middletown → Middletown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA14CA274
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the pilot, she flew the glider into the landing pattern and checked the airbrakes. She lined the glider up to land on the grass runway, but landed close to its right side where other aircraft were parked. Upon touchdown, the glider bounced. The pilot added left stick and rudder, but the glider veered to the right and hit an airplane parked off side of the runway, resulting in substantial damage to the glider's right wing. The pilot did not report any preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Aug 2014 | Schweizer SGS 1 34 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 May 2013 | Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15 | Yadkinville, North Carolina, United States | Cummings Roger W | Minor injuries | - |
| 8 Jul 2015 | Schweizer SGS 1 26B | Silver Springs, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 May 2015 | Schweizer SGS 1 26B | Mocksville, North Carolina, United States | Denaples John P | No injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2013 | Schweizer SGS 1 26E | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 27 Jun 2012 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Bishop, California, United States | Sierra Fliers | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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