- Date
- April 30, 1985, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hemet, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N36156Schweizer SGS1-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850430016769A
- Case key
- 24710
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Analysis
This was the first flight after a cockpit check-out in the Schweizer sgc 1-36. The pilot released from the tow plane when he realized that the spoilers were deployed and landed short of the runway. The pilot reported that the spoiler handle in this model operates differently from any other glider. He commented that a gusty wind shear condition existed at the time of the accident.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N36156
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS1-36
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 5
- Airframe hours
- 350
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Sailplane Enterprises
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 1, 1985 · 28 hours before
- Departed
- HMT
- Airport
- HMT · Hemet
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 72
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 15,000 total · 1 in this make and model · 65 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 225° at 15 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.