19870614061099A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-36 · Sparks, NV · June 14, 1987

Date
June 14, 1987 · 15:00 local
Place
Sparks, NV
Airport
Air Sailing Gliderport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3616F
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA87LA117
Reported as
Scwzer SGS136
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
24 total2 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The glider drifted off the side of the runway and hit a parked truck. The student was flying in gusty winds.

As the FAA filed it

THE GLIDER DRIFTED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A PARKED TRUCK. THE STUDENT WAS FLYING IN GUSTY WINDS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.