# Accident 19920727039169A: Scwzer SGS126E, Ridgeland, SC, July 27, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4801° N, 80.9799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4801&lon=-80.9799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1139S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1139S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 5 in this make and model, 121 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920727039169A

## Narrative

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

CRASH LANDED OFF AIRPORT DUE TO WINDSHIFT ON FINAL FROM APPROACHING THUNDERSTROM. OVERSHOT RUNWAY DUE TO TAILWIND.

## 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 MIA92LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA178), Jul 27, 1992: Schweizer 1-26E (N1139S), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE INFLIGHT PLANNING RESULTING IN AN ENCOUNTER WITH A WINDSHIFT ON FINAL APPROACH.

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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