Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Portland, Maine
Aviation Accident Factual Report - National Transportation Safety Board: https://app.ntsb.gov/pdf
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board: https://dms.ntsb.gov/pubdms
http://registry.faa.gov/N9915J
Location: Tunbridge, VT
Accident Number: GAA18CA283
Date & Time: 05/13/2018, 1536 EDT
Registration: N9915J
Aircraft: SCHWEIZER SGS123
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of lift
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General Aviation - Personal
The solo student glider pilot reported that, during the return flight to the airport, he was unable to find enough lift and did not have enough altitude to cross a section of forest between his location and the airport. After he selected a field for landing, during the base leg turn, he determined that he did not have enough altitude to clear a line of trees at the threshold of the field. He then continued straight ahead, parallel to the line of trees, and impacted the ground in a small clearing.
The glider sustained substantial damage to the left wing and empennage.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Pilot Information
Certificate: Student
Age: 78, Male
Airplane Rating(s): None
Seat Occupied: Single
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): None
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed: No
Medical Certification: None
Last FAA Medical Exam:
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent:
Flight Time: (Estimated) 114 hours (Total, all aircraft), 5 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 5 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: SCHWEIZER
Registration: N9915J
Model/Series: SGS123 H15
Aircraft Category: Glider
Year of Manufacture: 1966
Amateur Built: No
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 71
Landing Gear Type: Other Launch/Recovery System; Skid; Tailwheel
Seats: 1
Date/Type of Last Inspection: 06/22/2017, Annual
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 750 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 0 None
Airframe Total Time: 1035 Hours at time of accident
Engine Manufacturer:
ELT: Not installed
Engine Model/Series:
Registered Owner: POST MILLS SOARING CLUB INC
Rated Power:
Operator: POST MILLS SOARING CLUB INC
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Operator Does Business As: POST MILLS SOARING CLUB
Operator Designator Code:
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual Conditions
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KLEB, 570 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 17 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 1953 UTC
Direction from Accident Site: 160°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 Miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 9 knots / 18 knots
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / Terrain-Induced
Wind Direction: 190°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / Light
Altimeter Setting: 30.02 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 22°C / 2°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Post Mills, VT (2B9)
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Post Mills, VT (2B9)
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time: 1359 EDT
Type of Airspace: Class G
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries: N/A
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 43.895833, -72.440000 (est)
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