# Incident 20030528010659I: Scwzer SGS136, Wellington, NV, May 28, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2003, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wellington, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7563° N, 119.3760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7563&lon=-119.3760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3620T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3620T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-36 (registry code 8050153, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-36) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS136
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 80 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030528010659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE FLYING OVER THE PINE NUT MOUNTAINS SOUTHEAST OF CARSON CITY, NV, THE PILOT, AT 10,000 FEET ENCOUNTERED A WIND ROTOR AND HIGH SINK RATE FORCING HIM TO LAND OFF AIRPORT ON MASON VALLEY ROAD. DURING THE LANDING THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE GLIDER STRUCK A ROCK AND WAS DAMAGED. NO INJURIES RESULTED.

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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