# NTSB CHI80FEX27: Schweizer SGS126, N10356, Lafayette, IN, July 17, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 17, 1980
- Place: Lafayette, IN · LAFAYETTE, IN
- Location: 40.3995° N, 86.8628° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3995&lon=-86.8628&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 23, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130033
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX27

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1769  80/7/17    LAFAYETTE,IN        SCHWEIZER SGS126    CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 430
        TIME - 1330                    N10356              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALSMER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,IN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - SELF-HELP,PILOT CHECKED WEATHER DATA
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           89                                                      300
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           10                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WND GSTG 17KTS.L WING HIT GND DRG LNDG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10356](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10356), registered now, S/N 195 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS126
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 1-26C](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-26c) (registry code 8050120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Halsmer

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800717028399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717028399A), Jul 17, 1980: Scwzer SGS126C, Lafayette, IN, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed glider to drift during landing. Crashed off side of runway.

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.

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