19890618016209A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS126E · Elbert, CO · June 18, 1989

Date
June 18, 1989 · 14:30 local
Place
Elbert, CO
Airport
Black Forest Glider Park Airport
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65910
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN89LA140
Reported as
Scwzer SGS126E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
246 total1 in this make and model43 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Unable to find a thermal, became too low to land at airport. Dragged a wing landing off airport and ground looped.

As the FAA filed it

UNABLE TO FIND A THERMAL, BECAME TOO LOW TO LAND AT AIRPORT. DRAGGED A WING LANDING OFF AIRPORT AND GROUND LOOPED.

NTSB investigation

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