Schweizer 2-32 N2477W
16 July 1991 · Plainfield, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 16 July 1991 at about 17:45 local time, a Schweizer 2-32 registered N2477W, operated by Windy City Soaring, Ltd, was involved in an accident near Plainfield, Illinois, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plainfield, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Day (RLA)
- Coordinates
- 41.6101, -88.1992
- Aircraft
- Schweizer 2-32
- Registration
- N2477W
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Windy City Soaring, Ltd
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI91LA219
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN PROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH VEGETATION/CROP IN WHICH THE LANDING WAS MADE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE PILOT SAID THAT WHILE MANEUVERING FOR RUNWAY ALIGNMENT WHILE LANDING, THE RIGHT WING TIP CONTACTED TALL CORN ADJACENT THE LANDING STRIP. THE GLIDER CARTWHEELED, RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL AIRFRAME DAMAGE, AND NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer 2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Feb 1994 | Schweizer 2-33-A | Dillingham, Hawaii, United States | Soar Hawaii, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 10 Sep 1994 | Schweizer 2-33A | Deland, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jun 1994 | Schweizer 2-33 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | Caesar Creek Soaring Club | No injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 1988 | Schweizer 2-33A | Hinckley, Illinois, United States | Hinckley Soaring, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1994 | Schweizer 2-33A | Heber City, Utah, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1988 | Schweizer 2-33 | Warrensburg, Missouri, United States | Central MO State Univ. AV DIV. | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 1991 | Aerospatiale ATR-42-300 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Simmons Airlines Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 1991 | McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | American Airlines | No injuries | - |
| 11 May 1991 | Enstrom F28 | Hampshire, Illinois, United States | Asteroid Helicopter Corp. | No injuries | - |
| 7 Oct 1991 | Piper PA-12 | Roscoe, Illinois, United States | Robert L. REX | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 May 1991 | Cessna 172N | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Chicago Skyline, Ltd. | No injuries | - |
| 20 Oct 1991 | Cessna C-210G | Freeport, Illinois, United States | Schwinn, Phillip C. | No injuries | - |