Schweizer SGU2-22E N2728Z

Summary

On 7 May 2000 at about 21:45 local time, a Schweizer SGU2-22E registered N2728Z, operated by Robin L. Schutte, was involved in an accident near Farmington, North Carolina, United States. 2 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.

Date

7 May 2000 at 21:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Farmington, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Berts Field (NONE)

Coordinates

35.8908, -80.5506

Aircraft

Schweizer SGU2-22E

Registration

N2728Z

Category

Glider

Operator

Robin L. Schutte

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL00LA054

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of traffic pattern altitude that resulted in an off-field landing and the subsequent collision with the ground. A factor was rough terrain.

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

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While on final approach to land, the flight instructor realized that they were too low for a safe landing on the runway. The flight instructor took the flight controls from the dual student and attempted a landing in a field short of the runway surface. The flight instructor stated that the glider touched down on the main landing gear and rolled up-slope in the emergency landing area. The glider continued up-slope, rolled over the top of the knoll, became airborne momentarily, and touched down a second time. During the second touchdown the nose skid dug into the ground and the left wing collided with the ground. No mechanical problems with the glider were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.