19940118002289I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Scwzer SGS 2-32 · Lake Tahoe, NV · January 18, 1994

Date: January 18, 1994 · 12:00 local
Place: Lake Tahoe, NV
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N697U
Reported as: Scwzer SGS232
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total750 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N697URegistered now · Schweizer SGS 2-32S/N 19 · Built 1965 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-32 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

Narrative: glider was on a sight-seeing flight from minden airport (NV). Local flight schedules for 35 to 40 min. After crossing top of kingsbury grade, air currents changed and loss of lift occurred. Pilot elected to make an off airport landing in golf course rather than take chance of crossing ridge back to minden. Very minor damage to glider wing. No injuries to persons or property. No further action necessary. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: GLIDER WAS ON A SIGHT-SEEING FLIGHT FROM MINDEN AIRPORT (NV). LOCAL FLIGHT SCHEDULES FOR 35 TO 40 MIN. AFTER CROSSING TOP OF KINGSBURY GRADE, AIR CURRENTS CHANGED AND LOSS OF LIFT OCCURRED. PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN GOLF COURSE RATHER THAN TAKE CHANCE OF CROSSING RIDGE BACK TO MINDEN. VERY MINOR DAMAGE TO GLIDER WING. NO INJURIES TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY. NO FURTHER ACTION NECESSARY. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

Other reports on N697U · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

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