# Accident 20041223035709A: Scwzer SGS126B, Mokuleia, HI, December 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2004, 11:45 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5794° N, 158.1972° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5794&lon=-158.1972&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2751Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2751Z-2019-03-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041223035709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER HIS TURN TO FINAL HE FOUND THAT HE HAD MISJUDGED HIS APPROACH AND WAS TOO HIGH. HE DECIDED, RATHER THAN RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND HITTING A FENCE, HE ELECTED TO GROUND LOOP THE GLIDER INTO A GRASSY AREA, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER.

## 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 LAX05LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA101), Dec 23, 2004: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (N2751Z), Waialua, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged distance and altitude and failed to attain the proper landing touchdown point.

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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