Schweizer SGS 2-33A N7776S

Summary

On 5 June 2021 at about 20:00 local time, a Schweizer SGS 2-33A registered N7776S, operated by Sanford Soaring Club, was involved in an accident near Sanford, Maine, 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

5 June 2021 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sanford, Maine, United States

Nearest airport

Sanford Seacoast Rgnl (SFM)

Coordinates

43.3938, -70.7080

Aircraft

Schweizer SGS 2-33A

Registration

N7776S

Category

Glider

Year built

1969

Operator

Sanford Soaring Club

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA21LA244

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that during landing, a gust of wind displaced the glider laterally to the left. She attempted to maneuver for a normal landing on the grass runway; however, the glider was too low to maneuver around a parked glider. She landed at an angle on the runway, and the glider ground looped and sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was landing the glider on runway 25 with wind from 260° at 12 knots, gusting to 17 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.