FTW73DPA01

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer SGS1-2 · Rockwell, TX · July 1, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 1, 1972
Place
Rockwell, TX · ROCKWELL, TX
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1119SSchweizer SGS1-2
Status
Completed · report March 8, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
167279

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2774   72/7/1    ROCKWELL,TEX        SCHWEIZER SGS1-2    CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 36, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1532                    N1119S              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWELL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCKWELLTEX                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ENCNTRD HIGH SINK RATE AFTR TOW REL.

Aircraft

Registration
N1119S
Reported as
Schweizer SGS1-2
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rockwell

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.