# Accident 20150708011789A: Schweizer SGS 1-26B, Silver Springs, NV, July 8, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Silver Springs, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4050° N, 119.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4050&lon=-119.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5839V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5839V) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,746 total, 44 in this make and model, 54 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150708011789A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA15CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA172), Jul 8, 2015: Schweizer SGS 1 26B (N5839V), Silver Springs, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision making in adverse weather conditions, which resulted in an encounter with weather and impact with terrain.

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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