# Accident 20220619023059A: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6, Tahoe City, CA, June 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2022, 18:20 local time
- Place: Tahoe City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2384° N, 120.0430° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2384&lon=-120.0430&mi=10
- Aircraft: N536LS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N536LS-2022-11-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 (registry code 3801260, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-6
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220619023059A

## Narrative

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

WHEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A GLIDER, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF LIFT AND WAS UNABLE TO GAIN ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE MOUNTAINS SEPARATING IT FROM THE DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE PILOT OPTED TO LAND IN LAKE TAHOE APPROXIMATELY 50 YARDS FROM SHORE NEAR KINGS BEACH, CA.

## 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 WPR22LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA225), Jun 20, 2022: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 (N536LS), Tahoe Vista, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight and subsequent water ditching.

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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