# Accident 19971018031459A: Scwzer SGS126D, Peoria, AZ, October 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1997, 12:05 local time
- Place: Peoria, AZ
- Airport: Turf Soaring School
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5704° N, 112.2503° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5704&lon=-112.2503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7583, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7583) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26D (registry code 8050122, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971018031459A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON OCTOBER 18, 1997, AT 1205 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A SCHWIEZER 126-D GLIDER, N7583, COLLIDED WITH A BUSH ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING AT THE TURF SOARING SCHOOL DIRT AIRSTRIP, PEORIA, ARIZONA. THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY TURF SOARING SCHOOL AND RENTED BY THE PILOT FOR USE IN A SPOT LANDING COMPETITION UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT'S STATEMENT, THE AREA FOR THE SPOT LANDING COMPETITION WAS BETWEEN THE RUNWAYS AND WAS MARKED BY TWO SETS OF TRAFFIC CONES;  THE COMPETING GLIDERS HAD TO LAND AND STOP BETWEEN THE CONE SETS.  THE PILOT NOTED THAT BUSHES/SMALL SCRUB TREES OCCUPIED THE AREA PRIOR TO THE CONES.  AS THE GLIDER PASSED THROUGH 10 FEET AGL NEARING TOUCHDOWN, THE RIGHT WING CONTACTED A LARGE BUSH.

## 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 LAX98LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA017), Oct 18, 1997: Schweizer 126-D (N7583), Peoria, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain an adequate clearance from obstacles during the landing 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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