19831023056119A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33A · New River, AZ · October 23, 1983

Date: October 23, 1983 · 13:15 local
Place: New River, AZ
Airport: Pleasant Valley
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N7558
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX84LA037
Reported as: Scwzer SGS233A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 41 total41 in this make and model31 in the last 90 days

N7558Registered now · Schweizer SGS 2-33AS/N 188 · Built 1970 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Student glider pilot allowed right wing to collide with bush which caused ground loop into tree.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT GLIDER PILOT ALLOWED RIGHT WING TO COLLIDE WITH BUSH WHICH CAUSED GROUND LOOP INTO TREE.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX84LA037Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNew River, AZThe student plt was on his 9th solo landing when he landed on rwy 27 with a x-wing from 200 deg at 10 KTS. During the landing, the glider drifted to the north into some bushes, then swerved into a tree. The plt reported that upon landing, he lower the wrong…Oct 23, 1983 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7558 · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19861109058879AFinal Approach · Sun City, AZWingtip struck an arm of a saguaro cactus during landing approach. Student encountered a loss of lift in pattern.Nov 9, 1986 · Substantial damage Accident 19740617018769AFinal Approach · Phoenix, AZSingle wheel gliderJun 17, 1974 · Substantial damage