Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 3/16/2003 |
Event Day of the Week | Sunday |
Time of Event | 1420 |
Event Time Zone | Pacific Standard Time |
Event City | SAN DIEGO |
Event State | CALIFORNIA |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 92101 |
Event Date Year | 2003 |
Event Date Month | 3 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
Event Location Latitude | 325338N |
Event Location Longitude | 1171400W |
Event Location Airport | Torrey Pines Gliderport |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | CA84 |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | On Airport |
Distance from airport in statute miles | 0 |
Degrees magnetic from airport | 0 |
Airport Elevation | 372 |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Not pertinent |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 1351 Pacific Standard Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 343 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | SAN |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 78 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 10 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | PST |
Lighting Conditions | Day |
Lowest Ceiling Height | 2400 |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | Broken |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 16 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 10 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | 230 |
Variable Wind Indicator | Wind direction could be determined |
Wind Speed (knots) | 9 |
Wind Velocity Indicator | -- |
Wind Gust Indicator | Not Gusting |
Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.82 |
Density Altitude (feet) | 309 |
Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | None |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
Injury Total Fatal | -- |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | 1 |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | -- |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 16925 |
NTSB Notification Source | FAA |
NTSB Notification Date | Mar 24 2003 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 1045 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
Date of most recent change to record | Dec 28 2004 12:45PM |
User who most recently changed record | NTSB\JOHB |
Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | WP-SAN-FSDO |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #1 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N1169S |
NTSB Number | LAX03LA133 |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 91: General Aviation |
Type of Flight Plan filed | None |
Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
Damage | Substantial |
Aircraft Fire | None |
Aircraft Explosion | None |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Schweizer |
Aircraft Model | SGS 1-34 |
Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
Aircraft Serial Number | 69 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 840 |
Aircraft Category | Glider |
Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
Flight Crew Seats | -- |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 1 |
Number of Engines | 0 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
Date of Last Inspection | Apr 1 2002 12:00AM |
Airframe hours since last inspection | 100 |
Airframe Hours | 3466.2 |
ELT Installed | No |
ELT Activated | No |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
ELT Type | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | Associated Glider Clubs of SO CA Ltd |
Aircraft Owner Street Address | 4340 Aragon Way |
Aircraft Owner City | San Diego |
Aircraft Owner State | CA |
Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 92115 |
Operator is an individual? | No |
Operator Name | -- |
Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Street Address | -- |
Operator City | -- |
Operator State | -- |
Operator Country | -- |
Operator Zip code | -- |
Operator Code | -- |
Owner has at least one certificate | None |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
Operator Certificate Number | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | -- |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | -- |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | -- |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | Personal |
Second Pilot on Board | No |
Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
Departure Airport Code | CA84 |
Departure City | SAN DIEGO |
Departure State | CA |
Departure Country | USA |
Departure Time | 1330 |
Departure Time Zone | PST |
Destination Same as Local Flt | crash at destination city |
Destination Airport Code | CA84 |
Destination City | SAN DIEGO |
Destination State | CA |
Destination Country | USA |
Specific Phase of Flight | Landing - flare/touchdown |
Report sent to ICAO? | No |
Evacuation occurred | No |
Date of most recent change to record | Oct 27 2004 5:36PM |
User who most recently changed record | RICJ |
Since inspection or accident | Last Inspection |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | 09 |
Runway Length | 1500 |
Runway Width | 30 |
Sight Seeing flight | No |
Air Medical Flight | No |
Medical Flight | -- |