# Accident 19910528017539A: Scwzer SGS233A, Little River, SC, May 28, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 1991, 10:45 local time
- Place: Little River, SC
- Airport: Cypress Bay Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8707° N, 78.6295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8707&lon=-78.6295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1181S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 650 total, 510 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA101) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910528017539A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRAGGED A WING ON LANDING, LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK A TREE ON EDGE OF RUNWAY. BLAMED A SUDDEN WIND SHIFT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL91LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA101), May 28, 1991: Schweizer SGS2-33A (N1181S), Little River, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THAT THE PILOT DRAGGED THE RIGHT WING TIP ON FINAL APPROACH WHEN HE FAILED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE: A WIND SHIFT BELOW THE TREETOPS.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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