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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schweizer SGS 1-34 · Clermont, FL · August 13, 2010

Date
August 13, 2010 · 11:15 local
Place
Clermont, FL
Airport
Seminole Lake Gliderport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65916
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA419
Reported as
Schweizer SGS 1-34
Reported engine
NONE NONE
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total1 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Glider landed to the south on runway 018 after the left wing came in contact with a tree during landing approach. The accident occurred at Seminole lake glider port (6FLO). Visual inspection of the aircraft revealed substantial damage to nose section of the fuselage, left wing, cockpit, canopy, and empennage.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER LANDED TO THE SOUTH ON RUNWAY 018 AFTER THE LEFT WING CAME IN CONTACT WITH A TREE DURING LANDING APPROACH. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT SEMINOLE LAKE GLIDER PORT (6FLO). VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE SECTION OF THE FUSELAGE, LEFT WING, COCKPIT, CANOPY, AND EMPENNAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.