# Accident 19890723025189A: Scwzer SGS123, Eighty Four, PA, July 23, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1989, 16:15 local time
- Place: Eighty Four, PA
- Airport: Bandel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1806° N, 80.1304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1806&lon=-80.1304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91867, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91867-1992-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-23 (registry code 8050102, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS123
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890723025189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

EXCESSIVE SPEED ON FINAL, OVER CONTROLLED ON LANDING. BOUNCED AND GROUND LOOPED. IMPACT WRINKLED WINGS OF GLIDER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC89LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA173), Jul 23, 1989: Schweizer 1-23 (N91867), Eighty Four, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: POOR HANDLING OF THE GLIDER DURIG LANDING. THE PILOT OVER CORRECTED AND CAUSED THE NOSE TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY SURFACE. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST, RESULTING IN A GROUNDLOOP.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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