- Date
- June 14, 1987, 15:00 local (22:00 UTC)
- Place
- Reno, NV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3616FSchweizer SGS 1-36
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report July 5, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19870614061099A
- Case key
- 40642
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While soaring, thunderstorms developed in the area. The pilot returned to the landing field, encountering turbulence and gusty winds. On landing roll, gusty winds caused the single-wheel glider to drift into a parked vehicle. Surface winds reported at Reno airport (30 miles east), about 15 minutes after the accident, were 240 degrees at 20 knots, gusting to 25 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3616F
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 1-36
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 7
- Airframe hours
- 555
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Bernard S. Smith
- Registered owner
- Bernard S. Smith
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 3, 1987 · 38 hours before
- Airport
- Air Sailing
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 24 total · 2 in this make and model · 14 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 13,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 52 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RNO, 30 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.