# Accident 20110828020389A: Schweizer SGS 2-32, Warner Springs, CA, August 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 2011, 17:55 local time
- Place: Warner Springs, CA
- Airport: Warner Springs Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3144° N, 116.5814° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3144&lon=-116.5814&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5840V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5840V-2018-04-02) (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: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-32
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 1,020 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA411) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110828020389A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RELEASED FROM TOW AND SET UP FOR A TURN  AROUND HOT SPRINGS MOUNTAIN RANGER STATION.  DURING THE TURN TO A NORTHERLY HEADING PILOT ALLEGEDLY ENCOUNTERED SINK/SHEAR AND COULD NOT PENETRATE, NO OTHER OPTIONS LEFT, PILOT PREPARED FOR THE ENEVITABLE CRASH.  THE PILOT DISSAPATED AS MUCH ENERGY AS POSSIBLE BEFORE IMPACT WITH THE RIDGE ON A NORTHERLY HEADING APPROXIMATELY 98 METERS EAST (070 DEGREE) OF THE RANGER STATION.

## 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 WPR11CA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA411), Aug 28, 2011: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N5840V), Warner Springs, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate altitude to clear a ridgeline while maneuvering over a mountainous area.

## Other reports on N5840V (1)

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

- [Incident 19910224009929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910224009929I), Feb 24, 1991: Scwzer SGS232 (N5840V), Warner Springs, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft sustained minor damage from a hard landing.

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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