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FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 1-34 · Zephyrhills, FL · August 16, 2000

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Date
August 16, 2000 · 14:03 local
Place
Zephyrhills, FL
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7679
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA00LA239
Reported as
Scwzer SGS134
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
60 total20 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N7679Registration cancelled Nov 18, 2014 · Schweizer SGS 1-34S/N 59 · Built 1971Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 1-34Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot stated on this flight that he was low on downwind leg and base leg to rwy 36. After turning to the final approach he pulled up to clear the trees the glider stalled and spun to the right. Glider crashed short of airport on final to rwy 36. This info was obtained by an interview with the pilot in his home on September 28, 2000 with bruce hasetine FAA. (.4) on August 16, 2000, at about 1403 eastern daylight time, a Schweizer sgs 1-34, N7679, registered to tampa bay soaring society inc., operating as a 14 CFR part 91 personal flight, crashed on landing in the vicinity of Zephyrhills municipal airport (zph), Zephyrhills, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The glider sustained substantial damage and the student pilot sustained serious injuries. The flight originated from zph, about 33 minutes before the accident. The pilot remembers departing on the glider flight; and remembers returning to the traffic pattern, but has no further recall of the events leading up to the accident. The brother of the injured pilot stated he observed the glider established on a low and slow final to runway 36, before the glider started spi nning to the right. He contacted UNICOM on a handheld radio and asked them to call 911.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED ON THIS FLIGHT THAT HE WAS LOW ON DOWNWIND LEG AND BASE LEG TO RWY 36. AFTER TURNING TO THE FINAL APPROACH HE PULLED UP TO CLEAR THE TREES THE GLIDER STALLED AND SPUN TO THE RIGHT. GLIDER CRASHED SHORT OF AIRPORT ON FINAL TO RWY 36. THIS INFO WAS OBTAINED BY AN INTERVIEW WITH THE PILOT IN HIS HOME ON SEPTEMBER 28, 2000 WITH BRUCE HASETINE FAA. (.4) ON AUGUST 16, 2000, AT ABOUT 1403 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A SCHWEIZER SGS 1-34, N7679, REGISTERED TO TAMPA BAY SOARING SOCIETY INC., OPERATING AS A 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, CRASHED ON LANDING IN THE VICINITY OF ZEPHYRHILLS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ZPH), ZEPHYRHILLS, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM ZPH, ABOUT 33 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REMEMBERS DEPARTING ON THE GLIDER FLIGHT; AND REMEMBERS RETURNING TO THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, BUT HAS NO FURTHER RECALL OF THE EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE ACCIDENT. THE BROTHER OF THE INJURED PILOT STATED HE OBSERVED THE GLIDER ESTABLISHED ON A LOW AND SLOW FINAL TO RUNWAY 36, BEFORE THE GLIDER STARTED SPI NNING TO THE RIGHT. HE CONTACTED UNICOM ON A HANDHELD RADIO AND ASKED THEM TO CALL 911.

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 MIA00LA239Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportZephyrhills, FLThe student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on final approach resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin and subsequent in-flight collision with terrain.Aug 16, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7679 · 1

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

Accident 19941022038429ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Mulberry, FLNo brake on landing. Turned off runway avoid overrum. Struck sign and ditch leaky brake cylinder. Lost all fluid.Oct 22, 1994 · Substantial damage