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FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33A · Mokuleia, HI · June 27, 1999

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Date
June 27, 1999 · 15:00 local
Place
Mokuleia, HI
Airport
Dillingham Airfield Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N17902
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99LA232
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
25 total25 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N17902Registered now · Schweizer SGS 2-33AS/N 292 · Built 1973Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4)The pilot stated the winds were blustery at 15 to 20 knots. He turned to final approach at 350 feet with full spoilers. At 200 feet he reduced spoilers to 25 percent. He was maintaining 75 to 80 miles per hour (mph) and increased spoilers to 50 percent at 100 feet. He stated he experienced a sudden loss of velocity at 25 feet, followed by a nose down attitude. After the glider contacted the runway, the nose went up and the glider became airborne again. The pilot applied full spoilers with a forward slide in an attempt to flare. The nose touched down followed immediately by the tail contacting the ground. The glider became airborne, then touched down and stopped within 15 to 20 feet. (-23)student pilot on unsupervised solo flight in a glider departed Dillingham airport (uncontrolled airport) at 1410 hrs. HST. After a 50 minute flight in vicinity of airport the student returned for landing. He states the winds were reported by UNICOM as 15 to 20 kt and gusting. The approach was normal at 75 to 80 mph. A 8 feet above normal flare altitude the student states the bottom fell out. He observed the airspeed indicator at 60 mph a ND falling rapidly. The glider struck the runway and bounced twice. There was substantial damage to the fuselage and canopy and the student pilot reports he sustained minor injuries to his neck and ribs. The FAA was notified the next day and responded to the scene.

As the FAA filed it

(.4)THE PILOT STATED THE WINDS WERE BLUSTERY AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS. HE TURNED TO FINAL APPROACH AT 350 FEET WITH FULL SPOILERS. AT 200 FEET HE REDUCED SPOILERS TO 25 PERCENT. HE WAS MAINTAINING 75 TO 80 MILES PER HOUR (MPH) AND INCREASED SPOILERS TO 50 PERCENT AT 100 FEET. HE STATED HE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF VELOCITY AT 25 FEET, FOLLOWED BY A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. AFTER THE GLIDER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE WENT UP AND THE GLIDER BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL SPOILERS WITH A FORWARD SLIDE IN AN ATTEMPT TO FLARE. THE NOSE TOUCHED DOWN FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE TAIL CONTACTING THE GROUND. THE GLIDER BECAME AIRBORNE, THEN TOUCHED DOWN AND STOPPED WITHIN 15 TO 20 FEET. (-23)STUDENT PILOT ON UNSUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT IN A GLIDER DEPARTED DILLINGHAM AIRPORT (UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT) AT 1410 HRS. HST. AFTER A 50 MINUTE FLIGHT IN VICINITY OF AIRPORT THE STUDENT RETURNED FOR LANDING. HE STATES THE WINDS WERE REPORTED BY UNICOM AS 15 TO 20 KT AND GUSTING. THE APPROACH WAS NORMAL AT 75 TO 80 MPH. A 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL FLARE ALTITUDE THE STUDENT STATES THE BOTTOM FELL OUT. HE OBSERVED THE AIRSPEED INDICATOR AT 60 MPH A ND FALLING RAPIDLY. THE GLIDER STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED TWICE. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE AND CANOPY AND THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTS HE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO HIS NECK AND RIBS. THE FAA WAS NOTIFIED THE NEXT DAY AND RESPONDED TO THE SCENE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX99LA232Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWailua, HIThe failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for the existing gusty wind conditions and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.Jun 28, 1999 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N17902 · 1

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

Incident 19790114002019IFinal Approach · Mokuleia, HIGlider flight instructor and student landed short.Jan 14, 1979