20050514009169A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-26E · Jean, NV · May 14, 2005

Date: May 14, 2005 · 13:40 local
Place: Jean, NV
Airport: Jean Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N633S
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05LA171
Reported as: Scwzer SGS126E
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,020 total30 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

N633SRegistered now · Schweizer SGS 1-26ES/N 633 · Built 1975 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26E Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft operated beyond gliding distance range about 6-miles west of Jean Airport (0L7) and made an emergency/hard landing on rocky and uneven terrain, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot sustained serious injury to his back.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT OPERATED BEYOND GLIDING DISTANCE RANGE ABOUT 6-MILES WEST OF JEAN AIRPORT (0L7) AND MADE AN EMERGENCY/HARD LANDING ON ROCKY AND UNEVEN TERRAIN, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURY TO HIS BACK.

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 LAX05LA171Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJean, NVthe pilot's in-flight decision to continue a flight with weak thermal lift activity, and his delayed recognition of a loss of altitude while attempting to find a thermal in which to soar. A factor in the accident was the lack of suitable terrain for the…May 14, 2005 · Substantial damage