# Incident 19960504009289I: Scwzer SGS233A, Ridgeland, SC, May 4, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1996, 11:50 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4807° N, 80.9804° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ridgeland, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4807&lon=-80.9804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17880, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17880-2002-04-23) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 33,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960504009289I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN SINK AND THE RIGHT WING TIP STRUCK A PINE BOUGH CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N17880 (1)

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

- [Incident 19990502004289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990502004289I), May 2, 1999: Scwzer SGS233A (N17880), Ridgeland, SC, Minor damage. Glider was blown into trees adjacent to the runway during landing, other circumstances are unknown. (-23) on 5/2/99, at approx 1530 hours, the pilot was on…

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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