# Accident 19980802019519A: Scwzer SGS233, Ephrata, WA, August 2, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1998, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ephrata, WA
- Airport: Ephrata Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2700° N, 119.5895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2700&lon=-119.5895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5720S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5720S-2002-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 2 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98TA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98TA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980802019519A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON AUGUST 2, 1998, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 PDT, A SCHWEIZER SGS 2033 GLIDER, PILOT BY STUDEN PILOT SARAH MCLAOUGHLIN INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING INTIAL TOUCHDOWN AT THE EPHRATA AIRPORT. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 SEA98TA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98TA156), Aug 2, 1998: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N5720S), Ephrata, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot-in-command's failure to maintain control of the aircraft during the landing. Contributing factors were panic and inadequate initial training.

## Other reports on N5720S (1)

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

- [Accident 19860801083839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860801083839A), Aug 1, 1986: Scwzer SGS233 (N5720S), Toldeo, WA, Substantial damage. The glider made a hard landing after tow rope failure. The pilot pulled up abruptly during auto tow takeoff.

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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