# Accident 20050514009169A: Scwzer SGS126E, Jean, NV, May 14, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2005, 13:40 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7999° N, 115.3156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7999&lon=-115.3156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N633S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N633S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,020 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050514009169A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA171), May 14, 2005: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N633S), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

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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