# Accident 19960530012039A: Scwzer SGS233A, Louisburg, NC, May 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1996, 14:20 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: North Raleigh Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0996° N, 78.2907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0996&lon=-78.2907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1197S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1197S-2015-05-18) (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: 3,200 total, 800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960530012039A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL AIRCRAFT DRIFTED INTO TREES. (.4)THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS DURING THE LANDING APPROACH. THE GLIDER STARTED TO DRIFT RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  AS THE GLIDER DRIFTED FARTHER, THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS.  HE REPORTED HAVING FULL DEFLECTION OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS TO COUNTERACT THE DRIFT, BUT THE GLIDER CONTINUED TO DRIFT.  THE RIGHT WING TIP OF THE GLIDER THEN HIT TREES, AND THE GLIDER SPUN UNTIL IT CAME TO REST IN THE TREES APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET OFF THE GROUND. THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT REPORTED THAT THE TREES ARE ABOUT 25 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF 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 ATL96LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA089), May 30, 1996: Schweizer SGS233A (N1197S), Franklinton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the instructor pilot to maintain control of the aircraft.

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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