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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schweizer SGS 1-26B · Silver Springs, NV · July 8, 2015

Date: July 8, 2015 · 15:00 local
Place: Silver Springs, NV
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5839V
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA15CA172
Reported as: Schweizer SGS 1-26B
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,746 total44 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

N5839VRegistered now · Schweizer SGS 1-26BS/N 272 · Built 1964 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-26B Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

On 7-8-2015 the pilot participated in a glider competition at kmev. Pilot departed at 12:30 pm with clear weather. Approximately 2 hours later the pilot encountered an approaching storm front causing the glider to loose lift and attempted to land at Silver Springs airport, Nevada. The pilot stated the glider lost lift on approach to the airport and he decided to land in a field west of the airport. On approach to the field the right wing impacted a pole causing the glider to spin and the tail to impact the ground displacing the tail approximately 45 degrees to the right

As the FAA filed it

ON 7-8-2015 THE PILOT PARTICIPATED IN A GLIDER COMPETITION AT KMEV. PILOT DEPARTED AT 12:30 PM WITH CLEAR WEATHER. APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS LATER THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED AN APPROACHING STORM FRONT CAUSING THE GLIDER TO LOOSE LIFT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT SILVER SPRINGS AIRPORT, NEVADA. THE PILOT STATED THE GLIDER LOST LIFT ON APPROACH TO THE AIRPORT AND HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD WEST OF THE AIRPORT. ON APPROACH TO THE FIELD THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A POLE CAUSING THE GLIDER TO SPIN AND THE TAIL TO IMPACT THE GROUND DISPLACING THE TAIL APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT

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 GAA15CA172Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSilver Springs, NVThe pilot's improper decision making in adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an encounter with weather and impact with terrain.Jul 8, 2015 · Substantial damage