19880605018409A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS233 · Erwinna, PA · June 5, 1988

Date
June 5, 1988 · 13:30 local
Place
Erwinna, PA
Airport
Vansant Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1240S
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC88LA159
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,123 total492 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Used spoilers on final in severe gusty wind. Settled fast,hit hard, caught a wing. Left runway downhill into trees.

As the FAA filed it

USED SPOILERS ON FINAL IN SEVERE GUSTY WIND. SETTLED FAST,HIT HARD, CAUGHT A WING. LEFT RUNWAY DOWNHILL INTO TREES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.