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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Scwzer SGS 1-26E · Lodge, IL · April 8, 1990

Date
April 8, 1990 · 14:50 local
Place
Lodge, IL
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N65934
Reported as
Scwzer SGS126E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
56 total15 in this make and model10 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.

Upon release from tow glider veered left and wing hit fence post. Crosswinds were strong.

As the FAA filed it

UPON RELEASE FROM TOW GLIDER VEERED LEFT AND WING HIT FENCE POST. CROSSWINDS WERE STRONG.