# Accident 20260705007609A: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, Lake Elsinore, CA, July 5, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2026, 11:30 local time
- Place: Lake Elsinore, CA
- Airport: Skylark Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6330° N, 117.3016° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6330&lon=-117.3016&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5790S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5790S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 23 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260705007609A

## Narrative

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

FACTS: ON JULY 5, 2026, THE PILOT ONBOARD SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33A, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS TOWED UP TO ALTITUDE IN THE VICINITY OF SKYLARK FIELD (CA89). BASED ON WRITTEN ACCOUNT OF THE PILOT AND STATEMENTS FROM QUALIFIED GROUND CREW WITNESSES, THE PILOT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AT AN ALTITUDE ABOVE THE FLYING CLUB'S STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES AND REMAINED HIGHER THAN NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE REMAINDER OF THE PATTERN. THE PILOT FAILED TO MANAGE EXCESSIVE ENERGY UTILIZING BRAKES/SPOILERS, AS WELL AS UTILIZING IMPROPER SLIPPING TECHNIQUES, RESULTING IN ENERGY BEING CARRIED INTO THE LANDING/TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT IN EXCESS OF WHAT IS PRESCRIBED BY NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES. THE PILOT, DESTABILIZED THROUGHOUT THE APPROACH AND MISALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, TOUCHED DOWN BEYOND THE NORMAL AIMING POINT, RESESULTING IN A LANDING ROLL THAT REQUIRED MORE RUNWAY SURFACE THAN WHAT WAS AVAILABLE BOTH LATERALLY AND LONGITUDINALLY. DURING THE LANDING ROLL OFF-RUNWAY EXCURSION, THE AIRCRAFT WING LOWERED INTO THE GROUND AND CONTACTED A PEDESTRIAN / GROUND CREW MEMBER STANDING IN A DESIGNATED GLIDER STAGING AREA, RESULTING IN A SERIOUS INJURY TO THE LEG BELOW THE KNEE THAT REQUIRED EMERGENCY RESPONSE FROM PARAMEDICS AND HOSPITALIZATION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; NO FATALITIES; THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR26LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA246), Jul 5, 2026: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N5790S), Lake Elsinore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain a proper glidepath, which resulted in a long landing and collision with a person on the ground.

## Other reports on N5790S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940308003969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940308003969A), Mar 8, 1994: Scwzer SGS233A (N5790S), Heber, UT, Substantial damage. Student lost directional control on glider tow. Struck runway marker. CFI then released glider from tow line.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.