# Accident 20040623015959A: Scwzer SGS135, Sparks, NV, June 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2004, 16:05 local time
- Place: Sparks, NV
- Airport: Air Sailing Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8719° N, 119.7008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8719&lon=-119.7008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2874H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2874H-2005-05-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35 (registry code 8050148, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 3 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040623015959A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A 2:15 HR FLIGHT THE PILOT WAS ON APPROACH TO A RUNWAY ABOUT 150 FEET HIGH WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND SHEAR FROM A MICROBURST GENERATED FROM A NEARBY FAST MOVING STORM FRONT. THE AIRSPEED DIMINISHED TO A STALL CONDITION, THE NOSE DROPPED AND HE LEVELED OUT ABOUT THE TIME THAT THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WENT ACROSS THE SAGE BRUSH AND GROUND ABOUT 60 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION. HE WAS RELEASED THE NEXT DAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT IS QUALIFIED IN DIFFERENT TYPES OF GLIDERS.

## 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 LAX04CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA246), Jun 23, 2004: Schweizer 1-35 (N2874H), Sparks, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of altitude and distance resulting in an undershoot of the runway.

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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