Schweizer SGS 2-33A N17882
4 April 2004 · Lake Village, Indiana, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 April 2004 at about 21:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33A registered N17882 was involved in an accident near Lake Village, Indiana, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lake Village, Indiana, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lake Village (C98)
- Coordinates
- 41.1297, -87.4559
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Registration
- N17882
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lake Village → Lake Village
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI04CA102
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The unsuitable terrain the Certified Flight Instructor encountered during the off-field landing. The low altitude, the downdraft or "sink" experienced during flight, and the soft terrain conditions were factors to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider operated by a certified flight instructor (CFI), sustained substantial damage during approach. The CFI stated that while approaching for a downwind landing, he observed that the aircraft was too low for a normal approach and landing. The CFI reported that he cut the corner and flew over a small clump of trees and on the downwind side of the trees encountered a significant sink and landed in a soft field. Upon landing the glider bounced hard and the right wingtip dug into the ground. The student pilot reported a similar sequence of events. The CFI reported no mechanical malfunctions in reference to the glider.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 2004 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Maricopa, Arizona, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 29 Jul 2004 | Schweizer SGS 2-33 | Warrensburg, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Sep 2005 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Windsor, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Apr 2003 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Sterling, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 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 | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2004 | Cessna 150L | Corydon, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 30 Jul 2004 | Piper PA-24 | Rockville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 4 Sep 2004 | Utterback MUSTANG II | Kendallville, Indiana, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Dec 2004 | Pilatus PC-12/45 | South Bend, Indiana, United States | Greenhill Aviation Co., LLC | No injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2004 | Bell 47G2 | Muncie, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 2004 | Cessna 172S | Fishers, Indiana, United States | Indianapolis Aviation, Inc. | No injuries | - |