# Accident 19970923028199A: Scwzer SGS134, Heber, UT, September 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1997, 15:45 local time
- Place: Heber, UT
- Airport: Heber Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4297° N, 111.1899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4297&lon=-111.1899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7636, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7636-2017-07-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 5 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA360) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970923028199A

## Narrative

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

OVERSHOT 7000FT RUNWAY LANDING. STRUCK A FENCE. CROSSWIND NO HELP IN SLOWING GLIDER.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (.4) ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE 'ENTERED THE PATTERN ON A 45 DEGREE DIAGONAL INTERCEPT TO THE DOWNWIND LEG OF A LEFT-HAND PATTERN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 21.' HE STATED THAT HE USED THE SPOILERS ON DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL APPROACH, BUT 'CONTINUED TO FLOAT DOWN THE ENTIRE RUNWAY DUE TO GROUND EFFECT.'  THE GLIDER'S CENTER WHEEL BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY 2 OR 3 TIMES BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED AN EMBANKMENT AND FENCE.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT 'IT APPEARS THAT THE SPOILERS WERE NOT EXTENDED.'  HE STATED 'IT IS POSSIBLE THAT I WAS PULLING ON THE SPOILER ENGAGEMENT LEVER WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BUTTON AT THE TOP OF THE LEVER WHICH UNLOCKS THE SPOILERS.'  THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE THAT HE HAS 340 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN AIRCRAFT, OF WHICH 25 HOURS IS IN GLIDERS.  THE PILOT FURTHER REPORTED THAT HE HAS 53 FLIGHTS IN 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 FTW97LA360](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA360), Sep 23, 1997: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (N7636), Heber City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of spoilers during the landing sequence. Factors were the embankment and the fence.

## Other reports on N7636 (1)

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

- [Accident 19830918050229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918050229A), Sep 18, 1983: Scwzer SGS134 (N7636), Park City, UT, Substantial damage. Overshot planned landing on a golf course. Diverted to an open field. Dragged a wing landing. Glider ground looped.

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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