Schweizer SGS 1 26B N8683R
30 May 2015 · Mocksville, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 30 May 2015 at about 18:20 local time, a Schweizer SGS 1 26B registered N8683R, operated by Denaples John P, was involved in an accident near Mocksville, North Carolina, 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 18:20
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Mocksville, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bahnson (43NC)
- Coordinates
- 36.0239, -80.5172
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 1 26B
- Registration
- N8683R
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 1963
- Operator
- Denaples John P
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Mocksville → Mocksville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA15CA098
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The glider pilot over-ran the runway and impacted a structure after encountering a strong updraft on short final.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot, was on his first solo in this make and model glider, and reported that while on final approach, with the spoilers extended, the glider encountered a "significant strong thermal updraft", which caused him to float past his intended landing spot. Subsequently the glider over-ran the runway and impacted a structure, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe that would have precluded normal operation
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-1 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2015 | Schweizer SGS 1 26B | Silver Springs, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 2014 | Schweizer SGS 1 34 | Marana, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 2014 | Schweizer SGS 1 34 | Middletown, New York, United States | Valley Soaring Club Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 May 2013 | Schweizer SGS 1-23H-15 | Yadkinville, North Carolina, United States | Cummings Roger W | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 2013 | Schweizer SGS 1 26E | Eighty Four, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 May 2018 | Schweizer SGS 1 26 | Springfield, Vermont, United States | New England Soaring Association Inc | Minor injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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