20041008027359A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-26E · El Paso, TX · October 8, 2004

Date: October 8, 2004 · 15:00 local
Place: El Paso, TX
Airport: Horizon
Phase of flight: Forced Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N17911
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05CA004
Reported as: Scwzer SGS126E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 0 total650 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N17911Registered now · Schweizer SGS 1-26ES/N 541 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26E Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On October 8, 2004 at 1500 MDT, a schweitzer sgs 1-26E registered to green harold e, privacy data omitted collided with a tree on landing off airport near Horizon Airport, El Paso, TX, while on a pleasure flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the certificated private pilot received serious injuries. The flight originated at Horizon Airport (T27) on October 8, 2004 at 1300 MDT.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 8, 2004 AT 1500 MDT, A SCHWEITZER SGS 1-26E REGISTERED TO GREEN HAROLD E, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH A TREE ON LANDING OFF AIRPORT NEAR HORIZON AIRPORT, EL PASO, TX, WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HORIZON AIRPORT (T27) ON OCTOBER 8, 2004 AT 1300 MDT.

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 DFW05CA004Accident · Serious injuriesData collectionFinal reportEl Paso, TXThe pilot's misjudgment of distance and altitude during a local soaring flight. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the landing.Oct 8, 2004 · Substantial damage