Schweizer SGS-2-33A N2045T

Summary

On 17 April 1982 at about 21:10 local time, a Schweizer SGS-2-33A registered N2045T, operated by Wave Flights, Inc., was involved in an accident near Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

17 April 1982 at 21:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Colorado Spring, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Black Forest Gliderport (CO26)

Coordinates

39.0510, -104.6904

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS-2-33A

Registration

N2045T

Category

Glider

Operator

Wave Flights, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Colorado Spring → Colorado Spring

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN82DA064

Nobody was injured.

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

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE CAME OVER THE AIRPORT AT ABOUT 1200 FT AGL TO ENTER A DOWNWIND FOR LANDING. HE STATED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED A MODERATE TO STRONG SINK AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE WIND VELOCITY WAS 45 TO 50 MPH AT 1000 FT AGL. IN ORDER TO PENETRATE, HE INCREASED HIS SPEED AT THE EXPENSE OF ALTITUDE AND TURNED DOWNWIND AT ABOUT 600 FT AGL. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WITH THE STRONG TAILWIND, HE OVERSHOT HIS REFERENCE POINT FOR A TURN TO BASE. AFTER TURNING BASE, THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED FURTHER NORTH. HE THEN MADE A HARD TURN TO FINAL APPROACH, BUT WAS TOO LOW TO CLEAR TREES NORTH OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.