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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-35C · Stanton, MN · July 20, 2007

Date: July 20, 2007 · 14:30 local
Place: Stanton, MN
Airport: Stanton Airfield
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N135EX
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI07CA233
Reported as: Scwzer SGS135C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 325 total22 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N135EXRegistered now · Schweizer SGS 1-35CS/N 72 · Built 1977 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-35C Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot airman privacy data omitted encountered unexpected aerial downdrafts, which led to an off field glider landing, 4 miles from the intended airfield. During landing, the pilot airman privacy data omitted pulled nose up to avoid impacting rocks on the ground. This led to an aircraft stall and subsequent hard landing as well as significant aircraft structural damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED AERIAL DOWNDRAFTS, WHICH LED TO AN OFF FIELD GLIDER LANDING, 4 MILES FROM THE INTENDED AIRFIELD. DURING LANDING, THE PILOT AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PULLED NOSE UP TO AVOID IMPACTING ROCKS ON THE GROUND. THIS LED TO AN AIRCRAFT STALL AND SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING AS WELL AS SIGNIFICANT AIRCRAFT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

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 CHI07CA233Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorthfield, MNThe pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall during the off-airport landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the dirt/rock pile.Jul 20, 2007 · Substantial damage