Schweizer SGS-2-33A N33964
25 September 2005 · Windsor, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 September 2005 at about 18:40 local time, a Schweizer SGS-2-33A registered N33964 was involved in an accident near Windsor, Virginia, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Windsor, Virginia, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.8603, -76.6925
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS-2-33A
- Registration
- N33964
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Windsor → Windsor
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- IAD05CA148
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The solo student pilot's loss of control during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot of a Schweizer SGS 2-33A glider was on her first solo flight. The pilot released the glider from the tow plane about 3000 feet mean sea level, and upon returning to the gliderport, descended below traffic pattern altitude because she "misread her altimeter." According to witnesses, the glider appeared "very low" on the base leg. The pilot overflew the runway approach path, turned "too sharply" to align with the runway centerline, and "[the glider] fell out of the sky." The glider overflew the runway and struck a hangar wall, a tent support post, and came to rest on top of two ground support vehicles. The pilot reported that there were no deficiencies with the performance and handling of the glider.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2005 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Beloit, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2005 | Schweizer SGS-2-32 | Waialua, Hawaii, United States | Steven David Lowry | Serious injuries | - |
| 6 Apr 2005 | Schweizer SGS 2-32 | Mokuleia, Hawaii, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 2 Sep 2004 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Jun 2006 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Hood River, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 2004 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Lake Village, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Apr 2005 | Diamond DA40 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | AV-ED Flight School Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2005 | Saab-Scania Ab (Saab) 340A | Dulles, Virginia, United States | Shuttle America Corporation | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 2005 | Hughes 369FF | Quantico, Virginia, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2005 | Piper PA-28-161 | Leesburg, Virginia, United States | AV-ED Flight School Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 Jun 2005 | Hall MAXAIR DRIFTER | Gloucester, Virginia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 May 2005 | Boeing B75N1 | Culpeper, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |