# Accident 19930521015189A: Scwzer SGS233A, Binghamton, NY, May 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1993, 16:37 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Airport: Edwin A Link Field-Broome Cty
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1105° N, 75.9605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1105&lon=-75.9605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17870, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17870-1994-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521015189A

## Narrative

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

HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL AFTER TOW RELEASE. UNABLE RUNWAY.BANKED TO MISS TREES. WING HIT GROUND GLIDER, CARTWHEELED.

## 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 BFO93LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA095), May 21, 1993: Schweizer SGS-233A (N17870), Johnson City, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE FLIGHT CREW. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH, THE TERRAIN CONDITIONS (CLIFF & OBSTRUCTIONS) NEAR THE APPROACH END OF THE…

## Other reports on N17870 (2)

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

- [Accident 19790915026169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790915026169A), Sep 15, 1979: Scwzer SGS233A (N17870), Mecklenburg, NY, Substantial damage. Glider pilot released tow on takeoff and attempted emergency landing. Crashed intall grass on unsuitable terrain.
- [Accident 19760906029479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760906029479A), Sep 6, 1976: Scwzer SGS233A (N17870), Ithaca, NY. Acft encountered wind shear turbulence. Wind gusting to 18KTS. No damage to glider.

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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