# Accident 19990627007829A: Scwzer SGS233A, Mokuleia, HI, June 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 1999, 15:00 local time
- Place: Mokuleia, HI
- Airport: Dillingham Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.5690° N, 158.1203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.5690&lon=-158.1203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17902, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17902) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990627007829A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 LAX99LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA232), Jun 28, 1999: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N17902), Wailua, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to adequately compensate for the existing gusty wind conditions and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N17902 (1)

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

- [Incident 19790114002019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790114002019I), Jan 14, 1979: Scwzer SGS233A (N17902), Mokuleia, HI. Glider flight instructor and student landed short.

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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