NONE · Schweizer SGS 1-26B · 2001-08-07 · Rock Island, WA, USA
Event
NTSB number
SEA01LA147
Event ID
20010815X01692
Type
Accident
Date
2001-08-07
Location
Rock Island, WA, USA
Coordinates
47.31015, -120.080947
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Schweizer
Model
SGS 1-26B
Registration
N5768S
FAR Part
091
Engines
0
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper inflight planning and decision (delay in establishing an approach to a suitable landing area) and his subsequent failure to attain the proper glidepath for the selected landing area, resulting in an overshoot of the selected landing area and collison with trees during landing. Factors included the pilot's lack of experience, and trees in the vicinity of the landing site.