# Accident 19930417009629A: Scwzer SGS233A, Buchanan, VA, April 17, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1993, 15:45 local time
- Place: Buchanan, VA
- Airport: Springwood Airstrip Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5191° N, 79.6792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5191&lon=-79.6792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33929, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33929) (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: 3,717 total, 50 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC93LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930417009629A

## Narrative

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

WIND GUST LIFTED GLIDERS WING ON TAKEOFF TOW. VEERED INTO VEHICLE AND BUILDING.BELIEVED PILOT PASSENGER ON CONTROLS

## 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 NYC93LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC93LA084), Apr 17, 1993: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N33929), Buchanan, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION, INADEQUATE CREW COORDINATION, AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE UNFAVORABLE WIND AND PROXIMITY OF OBSTRUCTIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.

## Other reports on N33929 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20210613007459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210613007459A), Jun 13, 2021: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N33929), Nellysford, VA, No damage. During flight instruction student pilot faired high. CFI did not correct and aircraft landed hard causing injury to CFI.

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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