# Accident 20000219012219A: Scwzer SGS233A, Homestead, FL, February 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2000, 13:30 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Airport: Miami Cliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.6708° N, 80.3006° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6708&lon=-80.3006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65819, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65819-2004-02-13) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,900 total, 32 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000219012219A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 MIA00LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA093), Feb 19, 2000: Schweizer SGS2-33A (N65819), Miami, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot planned the approach too low, which resulted in inadequate altitude to clear powerlines, and the subsequent in-flight collision with the ground.

## Other reports on N65819 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770130002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770130002429A), Jan 30, 1977: Scwzer SGS126E (N65819), Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. Plt stated tow plane & glider on rwy delayed excessively requiring him to land in adjacent field.

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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