# Accident 19920506029669A: Scwzer SGS136, Hemet, CA, May 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1992, 13:45 local time
- Place: Hemet, CA
- Airport: Hemet-Ryan Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7340° N, 117.0223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HEMET-RYAN (HMT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7340&lon=-117.0223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3619U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3619U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (registry code 8050153, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS136
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,344 total, 2 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920506029669A

## Narrative

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

HEAVY RAIN MOVED INTO AREA DURING SOARING NEAR AIRPORT. ELECTED TO LAND OFF AIRPORT. DAMAGED BY ROUGH GROUND.

## 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 LAX92LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA285), May 6, 1992: Schweizer 1-36 (N3619U), Hemet, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR THE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEFING.

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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