- Date
- May 31, 1983, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Senoia, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9849ESchweizer 1-26B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830531022019A
- Case key
- 6077
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Analysis
Aprx 2 hrs after takeoff, the glider plt ran out of lifting action & selected a hay field for a landing place. From the air, the field appeared to be a suitable landing area. However, after touchdown, the right wing encountered a clump of higher hay (aprx 3 ft high) on a small rise of the terrain. Subsequently, the glider turned sideways & the tailwheel hit rocks, damaging the fuselage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9849E
- Reported as
- Schweizer 1-26B
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 320
- Airframe hours
- 1,920
- Engine
- None, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- H. V. Senn
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 31, 1983 · 20 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 58
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,220 total · 1,752 in this make and model · 2,200 as pilot in command · 28 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 90 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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