Schweizer SGS 2-33A N2060T

Summary

On 11 October 2000 at about 20:15 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33A registered N2060T was involved in an accident near Highland, Illinois, 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

11 October 2000 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Highland, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Highland-Winet Airport (H07)

Coordinates

38.7310, -89.6905

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registration

N2060T

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI01LA007

Nobody was injured.

the designated examiner not maintaining clearance from the bank/dike. Factors were the designated examiner's delayed remedial action and the bank/dike.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

A glider sustained substantial damage on contact with terrain during a landing. The pilot candidate and FAA examiner were uninjured. The pilot candidate stated, "I turned the base leg too soon that I turned final too soon and too high[.] I tried to slip the aircraft but was still to high. After going down the runway it was evident that we were going to overshoot the runway. [The examiner] took the controls and attempted to do a 180 [degree] turn and said to watch the airspeed. We were still coming around with the right wing down[.] It caught a bank and ground looped the aircraft. We came to rest facing west. At that time we exited the aircraft and made sure we were not hurt." The wind was variable at 6 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.