Schweizer SGS 2 33A N36135

Summary

On 12 October 2014 at about 16:25 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2 33A registered N36135, operated by Soaring Society of Dayton Inc, was involved in an accident near Waynesville, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was slightly damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

12 October 2014 at 16:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Waynesville, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Caesar Creek Gliderport (2OH9)

Coordinates

39.4767, -84.0939

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS 2 33A

Registration

N36135

Category

Glider

Operator

Soaring Society of Dayton Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waynesville → Waynesville

Aircraft damage

Minor

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN15CA010

1 person was seriously injured.

The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot and flight instructor planned on conducting a flight review in a glider, which was expected to take three flights. The first flight was the accident flight. After departure, the pilot performed several maneuvers behind the tow plane, to include 90-degree steep turns, before releasing from the tow plane. The pilot performed some additional maneuvers before descending to 1,500 ft agl in preparation to land. The flight instructor reported that he gave no specific instructions to the pilot for the landing. As the glider approached the runway, the pilot preformed a forward slip with full rudder and full spoilers deployed. The pilot stopped the slip in order to clear trees at the end of the runway. After clearing the trees, the pilot resumed the slip with the spoilers still deployed. As the glider neared the ground, the pilot discontinued the slip. The flight instructor said that as the pilot came out of the slip, the glider's descent rate increased. The pilot made no attempt to flare the glider, which resulted in a hard landing. The glider sustained only minor damage; however, the pilot was seriously injured. The flight instructor stated that an upslope in the runway may have given the pilot the visual illusion that that they were higher above the ground than they actually were. He also said that he was overly confident in the pilot's ability and let his guard down.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.