Schweizer SGS 2-33A N65855
21 May 2005 · Beloit, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 21 May 2005 at about 20:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33A registered N65855 was involved in an accident near Beloit, Wisconsin, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Beloit, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.4978, -88.9675
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Registration
- N65855
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Beloit → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI05CA119
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude which resulted in an undershoot of the runway and collision with trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider, piloted by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with trees and terrain during approach to a runway. The pilot misjudged the slip, the proper glidepath, and the glider impacted a tree.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2005 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Windsor, Virginia, 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 | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Dec 2005 | Cessna 152 | Pelican Lake, Wisconsin, United States | Spring City Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 22 May 2005 | Cessna C-172M | Madison, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 May 2005 | Pilatus PC-6 | Sturtevant, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Aug 2005 | Cessna 150E | Durand, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2005 | Cessna 310Q | Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Dec 2005 | Champion 7EC | Platteville, Wisconsin, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |