Schweizer SGS 2-33 N5738S

Summary

On 6 May 2000 at about 18:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33 registered N5738S was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, Florida, 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

6 May 2000 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Herlong (23J)

Coordinates

30.2696, -81.7500

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS 2-33

Registration

N5738S

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

MIA00LA148

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's misjudgment of the aircraft's altitude and subsequent maneuver to avoid an obstacle, that resulted in a loss of airspeed, an inadvertent stall, and an inflight loss of control, which resulted in damage to the aircraft during landing.

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

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The student pilot stated that he was performing steep turns to dissipate altitude and land, but ended up being low, with wires impeding his path of flight. The student further stated that as he maneuvered to avoid the wires, the glider lost lift, and fell towards the ground. The student said he then lowered the nose to avoid landing empennage first, but during the landing the glider was damaged. An FAA inspector examined the accident aircraft, and stated that during the landing the left wing hit a tree and the spar was damaged.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.