# Accident 20020827022229A: Scwzer SGS126E, Ionia, MI, August 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2002, 16:15 local time
- Place: Ionia, MI
- Airport: Ionia County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9381° N, 85.0606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9381&lon=-85.0606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N126CR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N126CR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020827022229A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA266), Aug 27, 2002: Schweizer SGS-126E (N126CR), Ionia, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the runway end identifier light (REIL). A factor to the accident was the REIL.

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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