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FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33A · Homestead, FL · February 19, 2000

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Date
February 19, 2000 · 13:30 local
Place
Homestead, FL
Airport
Miami Cliderport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N65819
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA093
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,900 total32 in this make and model60 in the last 90 days
N65819Registration cancelled Feb 13, 2004 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AS/N 307 · 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.

(-23) The a/c was on shock final for the fast runway at Miami glider port. The approach was too low to clear power lines which are located approx. 150 feet from the approach end of the east runway. The pilot made a steep left turn to avoid hitting the power lines which resulted with the left wing in contact with the ground. The a/c came to stop approx. 10 feet on west side of the power lines pointing in a westerly direction. (.4)on February 19, 2000, about 1300 eastern standard time, a Schweizer SGS2-33A glider, N65819, owned by a private individual impacted with the ground during an approach near Miami, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The glider was substantially damaged. The airline transport-rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight had originated from a private glider field about 15 minutes earlier. The glider was on approach to runway 09, and according to the FAA did not have sufficient altitude to clear power lines about 150 feet from the runway. The pilot turned the glider to the left to avoid contacting the power lines. The left wing tip contact ed the ground. The glider came to rest heading in the opposite direction, about 10 feet from the approach end of the runway. The pilot never returned the NTSB form 6120.1/2, and his account of the events are not known.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE A/C WAS ON SHOCK FINAL FOR THE FAST RUNWAY AT MIAMI GLIDER PORT. THE APPROACH WAS TOO LOW TO CLEAR POWER LINES WHICH ARE LOCATED APPROX. 150 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE EAST RUNWAY. THE PILOT MADE A STEEP LEFT TURN TO AVOID HITTING THE POWER LINES WHICH RESULTED WITH THE LEFT WING IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE A/C CAME TO STOP APPROX. 10 FEET ON WEST SIDE OF THE POWER LINES POINTING IN A WESTERLY DIRECTION. (.4)ON FEBRUARY 19, 2000, ABOUT 1300 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A SCHWEIZER SGS2-33A GLIDER, N65819, OWNED BY A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL IMPACTED WITH THE GROUND DURING AN APPROACH NEAR MIAMI, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE GLIDER WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRLINE TRANSPORT-RATED PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM A PRIVATE GLIDER FIELD ABOUT 15 MINUTES EARLIER. THE GLIDER WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 09, AND ACCORDING TO THE FAA DID NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR POWER LINES ABOUT 150 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT TURNED THE GLIDER TO THE LEFT TO AVOID CONTACTING THE POWER LINES. THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACT ED THE GROUND. THE GLIDER CAME TO REST HEADING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, ABOUT 10 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT NEVER RETURNED THE NTSB FORM 6120.1/2, AND HIS ACCOUNT OF THE EVENTS ARE NOT KNOWN.

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 MIA00LA093Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMiami, FLthe pilot planned the approach too low, which resulted in inadequate altitude to clear powerlines, and the subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.Feb 19, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N65819 · 1

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

Accident 19770130002429ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Homestead, FLPlt stated tow plane & glider on rwy delayed excessively requiring him to land in adjacent field.Jan 30, 1977 · Reported as Scwzer SGS126E · Substantial damage