19850929047979A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33A · Preble, NY · September 29, 1985

Date
September 29, 1985 · 13:10 local
Place
Preble, NY
Airport
Thermal Ridge Gliderport
Phase of flight
Go Round (Aborted VFR)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N33920
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85LA254
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
787 total12 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Collided with utility pole during go around. Pilot was pulling trim tab control rather than spoilers.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH UTILITY POLE DURING GO AROUND. PILOT WAS PULLING TRIM TAB CONTROL RATHER THAN SPOILERS.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N33920 · 1

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