20111228029819A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schweizer SGS 1-26B · Lake Elsinore, CA · December 28, 2011

Date: December 28, 2011 · 12:30 local
Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
Airport: Skylark
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8641R
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR12CA072
Reported as: Schweizer SGS 1-26B
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 total3 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N8641RRegistered now · Schweizer SGS 1-26BS/N 184 · Built 1962 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26B Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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N8641R, a Schweizer sgs 1-26B glider, departed Skylark Airport, Lake Elsinore, and encountered a down draft 4 to 5 miles southeast of the field. Pilot landed on a high plateau striking a mailbox. Substantial damage to the aircraft and no injuries to the student pilot who was the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

N8641R, A SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26B GLIDER, DEPARTED SKYLARK AIRPORT, LAKE ELSINORE, AND ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT 4 TO 5 MILES SOUTHEAST OF THE FIELD. PILOT LANDED ON A HIGH PLATEAU STRIKING A MAILBOX. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

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 WPR12CA072Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMurrieta, CAThe glider's encounter with insufficient atmospheric lift to maintain soaring flight.Dec 28, 2011 · Substantial damage