# Accident 20070519009489A: Scwzer SGS126A, Lake Elsinore, CA, May 19, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2007, 14:04 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6300° N, 117.3017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6300&lon=-117.3017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2707Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2707Z-2007-08-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26A (registry code 8050116, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS126A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070519009489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ENCOUNTERED LOSS OF LIFT, WHICH CAUSED A HIGH DESCENT RATE AND LOSS OF ALTITUDE. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE RUNWAY. PILOT IS A STUDENT PILOT. AIRCRAFT'S ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS CURRENT. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT HAVE ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. PILOT PROCEDURAL ERROR.

## 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 SEA07LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA132), May 19, 2007: Schweizer SGS 1-26A (N2707Z), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider's encounter with a downdraft while in the traffic pattern, resulting in insufficient altitude to reach the airport. A contributing factor was the pilot's selection of an unsuitable…

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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