Schweizer SGS 2-33A N2037T

Summary

On 12 April 1997 at about 23:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33A registered N2037T, operated by Civil Air Patrol Squadron 41, was involved in an accident near Llano, California, United States. One person was 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.

Date

12 April 1997 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Llano, California, United States

Nearest airport

Crystalaire (L01)

Coordinates

34.4809, -117.8805

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registration

N2037T

Category

Glider

Operator

Civil Air Patrol Squadron 41

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX97LA160

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, and his failure to maintain proper altitude and clearance from the boundry fence, during an approach to land on the runway. Factors relating to the accident were: the crosswind, and overshooting the turn to final approach (failing to attain proper runway alignment).

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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Before entering the traffic pattern, the student pilot checked the windsock and the tetrahedron at midfield for current wind information, and proceeded to enter a standard 45-degree approach from the northeast. The wind was at a right angle to runway 7R, approximately 340 degrees, at an estimated 10 miles per hour. A left 90-degree turn onto the base leg was initiated with a tailwind. The pilot checked to make sure he was still inside the center line of the glider runway and transitioned to the final approach sequence. During rollout onto final approach, the aircraft was blown across the southern boundary fence. As the aircraft crossed back over the fence, the left wing struck a fence post.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.