# Accident 19960525016569A: Scwzer SGS134, Tehachapi, CA, May 25, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Mountain Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1209° N, 118.5110° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1209&lon=-118.5110&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91888, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91888-2013-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-24 (registry code 8050113, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,080 total, 777 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA218) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960525016569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED ON GRASS DUE TRAFFIC ON RUNWAY. LANDED FAST SPOILERS BRAKES USED TOO LATE STRUCK TWO PARKED GLIDERS.

## 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 LAX96LA218](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA218), May 25, 1996: Schweizer 1-24 (N91888), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the glider pilot's decision to land on the grass covered infield instead of the alternate runway, and the pilot's failure to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

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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