Schweizer SGS233A N1197S

Summary

On 30 May 1996 at about 18:20 local time, a Schweizer SGS233A registered N1197S, operated by John Wiliam Styer, was involved in an accident near Franklinton, 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

30 May 1996 at 18:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Franklinton, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

North Raleigh (00NC)

Coordinates

36.0996, -78.2907

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS233A

Registration

N1197S

Category

Glider

Operator

John Wiliam Styer

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

North Raleigh → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL96LA089

Nobody was injured.

the failure of the instructor pilot to maintain control of the aircraft.

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

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The instructor pilot stated that the student pilot was operating the aircraft controls during the landing approach. The glider started to drift right of the runway centerline. As the glider drifted farther, the instructor took over the controls. He reported having full deflection of the flight controls to counteract the drift, but the glider continued to drift. The right wing tip of the glider then hit trees, and the glider spun until it came to rest in the trees approximately ten feet off the ground. The instructor pilot reported that the trees are about 25 feet from the edge of the runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.