# Accident 20230415004031A: Schweizer SGS 1-26E, Zebulon, NC, April 15, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2023, 15:11 local time
- Place: Zebulon, NC
- Airport: Crooked Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8903° N, 78.4862° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8903&lon=-78.4862&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33873, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33873) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (registry code 8050124, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 1-26E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 10 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230415004031A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/15/2023 STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT CRASHED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 22 AT 7NC5, CROOKED CREEK AIRPORT BUNN, NC. THE GLIDER STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED AIRCRAFT,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS UNOCCUPIED. STUDENT WAS INJURED AND TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA23LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA207), Apr 15, 2023: Schweizer SGS 1-26E (N33873), Wake Forest, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during the landing approach, which resulted in an exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and a loss of control.

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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