- Date
- May 22, 1977
- Place
- Brownsville, PA · BROWNSVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17908Schweizer SGS126
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770522013859A
- Case key
- 157309
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1246 77/5/22 BROWNSVILLE,PA SCHWEIZER SGS126 CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1337 N17908 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 47, 219 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 81 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EIGHTY FOUR,PA BEDFORD,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- SPEED BRAKES NOT RETRACTED.HIT RISING TERRAIN.PLT LOST LIFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17908
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS126
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N17908 · 1
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