Schweizer SGS 2-33A N36135

Summary

On 29 June 2013 at about 16:30 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33A registered N36135, operated by Caesars Creek Soaring Club, was involved in an accident near Waynesville, Ohio, 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

29 June 2013 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesville, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Caesar Creek Gliderport (2OH9)

Coordinates

39.4767, -84.0936

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registration

N36135

Category

Glider

Operator

Caesars Creek Soaring Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waynesville → Waynesville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA385

Nobody was injured.

The pilot did not attain a proper touchdown point during the landing. Contributing to the accident was the simulated altimeter and spoiler failure and the flight instructor's lack of remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the local training flight, the flight instructor simulated a spoiler and altimeter failure while landing. The glider was high and fast and the pilot attempted to lose altitude by performing both side slips and S-turns while on final. The glider overran the runway and impacted trees at the departure end of runway 27 (2,800 feet by 150 feet, turf). The right wing was substantially damaged during the impact with the trees. There were no mechanical anomalies that would have prevented normal operation prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.