# Accident 19990610045579A: Scwzer SGU222E, Hobbs, NM, June 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1999, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hobbs, NM
- Airport: Industrial Airpart Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 32.7290° N, 103.1600° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7290&lon=-103.1600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5823V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5823V-2002-10-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGU 2-22E (registry code 8050612, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGU222E
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990610045579A

## Narrative

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

(-23)ON JUNE 10, 1999, AT 1520MST, A SCHWEIZER SGU-2-22E, REGISTRATION NUMBER: N5823V, REGISTERED TO THE CIVIL AIR PATROL, WHILE ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT FROM HOBBS AIR PARK, HOBBS, NM., A STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING STEEP TURNS AT 1000 FEET. AS THE PILOT ROLLED OUT OF A TURN HIS SPEED STARTED TO INCREASE AND THE PILOT BLACKED OUT.  WHEN THE PILOT REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS HE CLIPPED A STOP SIGN AND WENT UNDER SOME POWER LINES.  THE AIRCRAFT PASSED INTO AN OPEN FIELD AND STRUCK A METAL POST WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 75 YARDS FROM THE POST.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 DEN99LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN99LA102), Jun 10, 1999: Schweizer SGU-2-22E (N5823V), Hobbs, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: Pilot incapacitation (loss of consciousness) due to dehydration and hyperventilation. Factors were the turbulence and excessive workload (task overload) that induced anxiety/apprehension, and…

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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