# Accident 20020310004719A: Scwzer SGS126A, Strasburg, VA, March 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2002, 10:05 local time
- Place: Strasburg, VA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9508° N, 78.3200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9508&lon=-78.3200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3878A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020310004719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DUE TO STRONG MOUNTAIN TURBULENCE CONDITIONS, THE PILOT ELECTED TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY OFF-FIELD LANDING IN A FARM FIELD. DURING A RIGHT-TRAFFIC DOWNWIND-TO-BASE TURN, THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT SEVERAL TREETOPS. THE AIRCRAFT LOST CONTROL AND IMPACTED THE LANDING SITE NOSE FIRST.

## 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 IAD02LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA036), Mar 10, 2002: Schweizer SGS 1-26A (N3878A), Strausburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate evaluation of weather resulted in a loss of thermal lift, which resulted in an impact with trees.

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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