# Accident 19921106045849A: Scwzer SGS232, Mokuleia, HI, November 6, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 1992, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5704° N, 158.1196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5704&lon=-158.1196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5761S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5761S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS232
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,750 total, 280 in this make and model, 115 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921106045849A

## Narrative

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

SUDDEN HIGH SINK RATE IN AREA AFTER TOW TO ALTITUDE. HARD LANDING ON ABBREVIATED FINAL TO MAKE THE 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 LAX93LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA031), Nov 7, 1992: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N5761S), Mokuleia, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FLIGHT'S ENCOUNTER WITH UNFORECASTED UNFAVORABLE WINDS (LOSS OF THERMAL LIFT) AND DOWNDRAFTS WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY.

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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