Schweizer SGS 2-33A N1232S

Summary

On 16 October 1983 at about 17:50 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33A registered N1232S was involved in an accident near Falcon, Colorado, 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.

Date

16 October 1983 at 17:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Falcon, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Lake (QQV)

Coordinates

39.8209, -105.0101

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registration

N1232S

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN84LA009

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

DURING THE DESCENT FOR LANDING, THE PLT OBSERVED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH. THE PLT DECIDED TO LAND DOWNWIND IN THE UPSLOPING DIRECTION OF THE GLIDER STRIP RATHER THAN UPWIND IN THE DOWNSLOPING DIRECTION. HE MADE HIS BASE LEG TOO CLOSE TO THE STRIP & HE WAS HIGH & FAST ON FINAL. DURING THE LANDING FLARE A GUST OF WIND RAISED THE LEFT WING WHICH CAUSED THE RIGHT WING TO DRAG & THE GLIDER TO GROUND LOOP. THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 25 KTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.