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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33A · Union, IL · June 23, 1996

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Date: June 23, 1996 · 14:00 local
Place: Union, IL
Airport: Sky Soaring Airport
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N1219S
Reported as: Scwzer SGS233A
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 850 total40 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N1219SRegistration cancelled Oct 26, 2009 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AS/N 209 · Built 1971 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Too low on final to clear trees. Tried for cornfield. Lost lift. Impacted. Ground looped. (-23) pilot was towed to glide with his son as passenger-attempted landing at hampshire, decided he could not clear trees and attempted landing in corn field-turned to align with corn field, lost lift struck ground, ground looped, glider destroyed - pilot and passenger not injured.

As the FAA filed it

TOO LOW ON FINAL TO CLEAR TREES. TRIED FOR CORNFIELD. LOST LIFT. IMPACTED. GROUND LOOPED. (-23) PILOT WAS TOWED TO GLIDE WITH HIS SON AS PASSENGER-ATTEMPTED LANDING AT HAMPSHIRE, DECIDED HE COULD NOT CLEAR TREES AND ATTEMPTED LANDING IN CORN FIELD-TURNED TO ALIGN WITH CORN FIELD, LOST LIFT STRUCK GROUND, GROUND LOOPED, GLIDER DESTROYED - PILOT AND PASSENGER NOT INJURED.

Other reports on N1219S · 1

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

Accident 19871025062299AFinal Approach · Union, ILLanded short of the runway. Caught a wing on the ground causing glider to slide sideways. Blamed downdraft.Oct 25, 1987 · Substantial damage