# Accident 20131019023779A: Schweizer SGS 1-26E, Eighty Four, PA, October 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 19, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Eighty Four, PA
- Airport: Bandel
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1306° N, 80.0961° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1306&lon=-80.0961&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2997H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2997H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 528 total, 1 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131019023779A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING PHASE, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WHO IS A GLIDER STUDENT PILOT WAS OPERATING N2997H, STATED THAT HE WAS COMING IN TOO FAST AND WAS TOO HIGH. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL AIR BRAKES AND TRIED TO FORCE THE AIRPLANE DOWN.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT WHEN HE HIT THE RUNWAY, HE BOUNCED AND WAS HEADED TOWARD AN AIRCRAFT AT THE OTHER END OF THE RUNWAY.  AT THIS TIME, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE PITCHED UP TO DROP AIRSPEED AND PUT IT IN THE TREES.

## 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 ERA14CA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA031), Oct 19, 2013: Schweizer SGS 1 26E (N2997H), Eighty Four, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed and glide path, which resulted in an overshoot, a hard landing, and a subsequent collision with terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's…

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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