# Accident 20210617007949A: Schweizer SGS 1-26E, Windham, CT, June 17, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2021, 11:30 local time
- Place: Windham, CT
- Airport: Windham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7369° N, 72.1818° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7369&lon=-72.1818&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2517H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2517H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210617007949A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1132 HOURS WHILE LANDING ON RW-36 AT WINDHAM AIRPORT A GLIDER (N2517H), PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROUTE 6 EAST ONE QUARTER MILE SOUTH OF AIRPORT ROAD.  THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RETURN TO RW-27 TO LAND, BUT AN EPISODE OF SEVERE SINK WAS ENCOUNTERED ON 1 MILE FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36, IT BECAME APPARENT THAT INADEQUATE ALTITUDE REMAINED TO REACH THE RUNWAY. AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS INITIATED ON THE SHOULDER OF RT 6 APPROXIMATELY 800 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY.

VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE GLIDER INCLUDED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING AND BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR WING SPAR

## 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 ERA21LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA276), Jun 17, 2021: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N2517H), Willimantic, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the student to achieve the proper touchdown point resulting in landing undershoot.

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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