- Date
- September 9, 1990, 15:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hemet, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1163SSchweizer SGS1-34
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900909047339A
- Case key
- 26924
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Probable cause
Improper compensation for wind conditions.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The noncertificated solo student pilot departed Hemet airport on a local soaring flight. When returning the pilot encountered headwinds and failed to compensate for the wind conditions. Realizing that the glider's altitude was insufficient to negotiate the airport the student pilot elected to land in an open field. The touchdown was successful however during the landing roll the right wing collided with a rock.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1163S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS1-34
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Sailplane Enterprise, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Sailplane Enterprise Inc
- Airport
- HMT · Hemet-Ryan
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 235° at 10 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N1163S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.