No fatalities

1 Jun 2014: SCHWEIZER SGS 1 34 — VALLEY SOARING CLUB INC — Middletown, NY

Middletown, NY, United States

On 1 Jun 2014, a SCHWEIZER SGS 1 34 operated by VALLEY SOARING CLUB INC was involved in an aviation accident near Middletown, NY. No fatalities were reported. Investigators recorded the probable cause as: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a bounced landing. This summary draws on records from NTSB; 13 related events involving the same aircraft type or operator are linked below.

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A glider pilot reported a bounced landing and veer to the right, resulting in a collision with a parked airplane and substantial damage to the glider's right wing.

Incident Overview

A glider pilot reported that during the landing approach, she flew the glider into the landing pattern and checked the airbrakes. She lined the glider up to land on the grass runway but touched down close to the right side of the runway, where other aircraft were parked.

Sequence of Events

Upon touchdown, the glider bounced. The pilot added left stick and rudder input, but the glider veered to the right and struck an airplane parked off the side of the runway. The impact resulted in substantial damage to the glider's right wing.

Pilot Report

The pilot did not report any preexisting mechanical anomalies that would have precluded normal operation of the glider.

Contributing factors

Causes

Directional control — Not attained/maintainedPilot

Other contributing factors

Contributed to outcome