- Date
- April 30, 1983, 17:15 local (May 1, 1983, 00:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chula Vista, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2478WSchweizer SGS 1-26B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23693
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt reported that he was soaring along the west slope of a small mountain when he inadvertently entered an area where the wind was obstructed by terrain features. His airspeed deteriorated & he tried to turn toward an area where he could obtain lift. However, the left wing tip struck the ground & the glider cartwheeled. The rated, single-engine, multiengine pilot was on his 5th solo instructional flt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2478W
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 1-26B
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 375
- Airframe hours
- 1,750
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- German American Society, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 19, 1982 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- Chula Vista, CA
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 3,793 total · 6 in this make and model · 3,542 as pilot in command · 32 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
Other investigations on N2478W · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.