# Accident 20150530009409A: Schweizer SGS 1-26B, Mocksville, NC, May 30, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2015, 14:20 local time
- Place: Mocksville, NC
- Airport: Bahnson Glider Port
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0239° N, 80.5172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0239&lon=-80.5172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8683R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8683R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26B (registry code 8050118, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150530009409A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/30/2015 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A GLIDER STUDENT PILOT, LANDED A SCHWEIZER 126B GLIDER, N8683R, FAST AND LONG AT THE BAHNSON GLIDER PORT (43NC) THAT RESULTED IN FLOATING OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND STRIKING A HANGER WITH THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 GAA15CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA098), May 30, 2015: Schweizer SGS 1 26B (N8683R), Mocksville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot over-ran the runway and impacted a structure after encountering a strong updraft on short final.

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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