# Accident 19991120032119A: Scwzer SGS233A, Waynesville, OH, November 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 20, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Waynesville, OH
- Airport: Waynesville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5298° N, 84.0796° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5298&lon=-84.0796&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17883, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17883) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,045 total, 49 in this make and model, 81 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991120032119A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON NOVEMBER 20, 1999, ABOUT 1630 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A SCHWEIZER SGS-2-33A, N17883, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE RED STUART AIRPORT, WAYNESVILLE, OHIO. THE CERTIFICATED FIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A LANDING TO RUNWAY 8, A 2,442 FOOT LONG GRASS RUNWAY.  THE GLIDER TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND CONTINUED ROLLING TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE RIGHT WING OF THE GLIDER STUCK A RAILROAD TIE.  THE INSTRUCTOR ADDITIONALLY STATED THAT HE DID NOT REACT IN TIME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE GLIDER AFTER THE STUDENT LANDED LONG.  THE WINDS REPORTED BY A FACILITY 17 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST WERE FROM 200 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS.              (-23)INSTRUCTOR LET STUDENT GO TO FAR BEFORE TAKING OVER CONTROLS.  AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG ON A TURF RUNWAY THAT WAS WET WITH MORNING DEW.  AIRCRAFT HIT OBJECT ON GROUND DAMAGING R-WING.                                                                                                                     (.4) ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A LANDING TO A GRASS RUNWAY. AS THE GLIDER NEARED THE GROUND, IT BEGAN TO FLOAT PAST THE INTENDED TOUCHDOWN POINT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUGGESTED TO THE STUDENT PILOT CORRECTIVE ACTIONS, BUT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY RESPONSE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE GLIDER AND IMMEDIATELY SET THE GLIDER ONTO THE RUNWAY. FULL SPOILERS AND WHEEL BRAKE WERE APPLIED, AND THE NOSE OF THE GLIDER WAS PUSHED FORWARD. THE WHEEL BRAKE THEN BECAME LOCKED AND THE GLIDER BEGAN TO SLIDE ON THE WET GRASS. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO 'GROUND LOOP' THE GLIDER IN AN ATTEMPT TO AVOID IMPACTING A PARKED GLIDER, AND STUCK A RAILROAD TIE WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ADDITIONALLY STATED THAT HE DID NOT REACT IN TIME TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE GLIDER AFTER THE STUDENT LANDED LONG.

## 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 NYC00LA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA035), Nov 20, 1999: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N17883), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delay in remedial action.

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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