- Date
- January 5, 1992, 13:40 local (21:40 UTC)
- Place
- Hood River, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2818HSchweizer SGS-1-35C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920105000099A
- Case key
- 41624
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Probable cause
Poor preflight planning and preparation along with the pilot's restricted visibility. Factors to the accident were: clouds and VFR flight into IMC.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the tow to altitude, the canopy fogged over. The pilot's visibility was greatly reduced and after releasing at 2,800 feet, the pilot tried to clear the canopy; however, the flight inadvertently entered IMC. The pilot ejected the canopy and spotted a field. During the landing roll, the glider collided with stumps and cut trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2818H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS-1-35C
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 78
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Willamette Valley Soaring Club
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 49
- Certificate
- Private
- Flight hours
- 212 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 210° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,600 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- DLS, 15 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.