# Accident 20090530007149A: Scwzer SGS232, Warner Springs, CA, May 30, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2009, 16:30 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Airport: Warner Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3078° N, 116.5839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3078&lon=-116.5839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5826V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5826V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 497 total, 184 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA272) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090530007149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PIC WAS CONDUCTING A GLIDER SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS IN A SCHWEIZER SAILPLANE.  WHILE "RIDGE SOARING", LEFT WING STRUCK TREE LINE ON RIDGE.  PIC MAINTAINED CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, RETURNING AND LANDING SAFELY AT WARNER SPRINGS AIRPORT.  NO INJURY TO PIC OR PASSENGERS, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  LEFT WING AND SPAR RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL 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 WPR09CA272](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA272), May 30, 2009: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N5826V), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while maneuvering in flight.

## Other reports on N5826V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19801130074429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801130074429A), Nov 30, 1980: Scwzer SGS232 (N5826V), Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Glider crashed when pilot attempted emergency landing. Pilot claimed downdraft and turbulence.
- [Accident 19740901027599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740901027599A), Sep 1, 1974: Scwzer SGS232 (N5826V), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Misused speed brake.

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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