Schweizer 2-22 N8613R
23 May 1970 · Lafayette, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 May 1970 at about 17:00 local time, a Schweizer 2-22 registered N8613R, operated by Lafayette Soar, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Lafayette, Indiana, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lafayette, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Halsmer
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-22
- Registration
- N8613R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Lafayette Soar
- Operating rule
- Flying Club
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2230
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
LOW APCH, NOSED DOWN TO GAIN AIRSPEED FOR FLARE.HIT RWY ON SKID, BOUNCED.DMGD DORSAL FUSELAGE TUBE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Warrenton, Virginia, United States | Capital Area S | No injuries | - |
| 11 Sep 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | Skysurfers | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 May 1970 | Schweizer 2-22 | Penfield, Ohio, United States | North American | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Shirley, Massachusetts, United States | Yankee Aviatio | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1970 | Schweizer 2-33 | Pearblossom, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1970 | Schweizer 2-22 | Barre, Massachusetts, United States | New England SO | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |