# Accident 20070720019869A: Scwzer SGS135C, Stanton, MN, July 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2007, 14:30 local time
- Place: Stanton, MN
- Airport: Stanton Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5607° N, 95.9806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5607&lon=-95.9806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N135EX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N135EX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-35C (registry code 8050151, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-35c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS135C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 325 total, 22 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA233) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070720019869A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI07CA233](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA233), Jul 20, 2007: Schweizer SGS 1-35C (N135EX), Northfield, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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