# Accident 19920705023509A: Scwzer SGS233A, Manchester, MI, July 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 1992, 15:45 local time
- Place: Manchester, MI
- Airport: Rossettie Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1402° N, 84.0301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1402&lon=-84.0301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2524H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2524H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 122 total, 13 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI92LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA197) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705023509A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT GLIDER PILOT RAN OUT OF THERMALS. HEADED BACK BUT STRUCK FENCE OFF APPROACH END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI92LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA197), Jul 5, 1992: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2524H), Manchester, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT PLANNING/DECISIONS, FAILURE TO MAKE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN HE REALIZED HE WAS TOO LOW TO REACH THE AIRPORT, AND ATTEMPTING TO STRETCH HIS GLIDEPATH TO REACH THE…

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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