Schweizer SGS 2-32 N87R
25 January 2008 · Hollister, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 25 January 2008 at about 20:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-32 registered N87R, operated by Quest Richlife, was involved in an accident near Hollister, California, 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 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hollister, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Hollister Municipal Airport (CVH)
- Coordinates
- 36.9000, -121.4172
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 2-32
- Registration
- N87R
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Quest Richlife
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hollister → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA08LA067
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The dual student's failure to maintain aircraft control while taxiing from the active runway and the delayed remedial action by the flight instructor. A contributing factor was the unfavorable high wind condition.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The glider flight instructor was giving a lesson to a 12-hour student pilot. The weather conditions were deteriorating rapidly with cloud bases at 3,900 feet and the wind was 110 degrees at 30 knots gusting to 37 knots. The tow departure was on runway 13; the flight instructor said they encountered some light rain during the tow. She said they stayed in the traffic pattern with left hand turns. The flight instructor said the student kept the glider aligned with the runway centerline and the landing was "light." The student turned off the runway on to a high speed taxiway, but the glider began drifting to the left. The left wing impacted a runway sign and light. The left wing's leading edge was indented approximately 10 inches to the spar and the left inboard aileron was wrinkled and bent. The glider club owner said that the flight instructor was delayed in taking control of the glider during taxi.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schweizer SGS-2 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Aug 2008 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Windsor, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 2008 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Jean, Nevada, United States | Las Vegas Valley Soaring Assoc | No injuries | - |
| 9 Sep 2008 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Boulder, Colorado, United States | Mile High Gliding Inc | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2007 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Castroville, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2009 | Schweizer SGS-2-33A | Truckee, California, United States | Soar Truckee Inc | No injuries | - |
| 1 Sep 2007 | Schweizer SGS 2-33A | Alliance, Ohio, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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