20020827022229A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-26E · Ionia, MI · August 27, 2002

Date: August 27, 2002 · 16:15 local
Place: Ionia, MI
Airport: Ionia County Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N126CR
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI02LA266
Reported as: Scwzer SGS126E

N126CRRegistered now · Schweizer SGS 1-26ES/N 649 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26E Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Trying to avoid other glider aircraft and personnel near the sod runway 9, the left wing struck the REIL at the thresholdof the parallel hard surface runway 9 during landing.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) TRYING TO AVOID OTHER GLIDER AIRCRAFT AND PERSONNEL NEAR THE SOD RUNWAY 9, THE LEFT WING STRUCK THE REIL AT THE THRESHOLDOF THE PARALLEL HARD SURFACE RUNWAY 9 DURING LANDING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02LA266Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportIonia, MIThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the runway end identifier light (REIL). A factor to the accident was the REIL.Aug 27, 2002 · Substantial damage