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FAA accident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33A · Peoria, AZ · April 8, 2001

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Date
April 8, 2001 · 12:35 local
Place
Peoria, AZ
Airport
Pleasant Valley Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7778S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX01LA142
Reported as
Scwzer SGS233A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,832 total535 in this make and model120 in the last 90 days
N7778SRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2002 · Schweizer SGS 2-33AS/N 148 · Built 1969Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33AEngine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) During takeoff for a glider ride at turf soaring commercial rated glider pilot had experienced a large thermal passing the runway just as the glider lifting off. The glider was lifted approx. 50 feet in the air and landing hard adjacent to the runway. The a/c was destroyed and the passenger in front seat received minor injuries when her shins struck the instrument panel. The glider released from the tow as soon as the pilot was that he was out of positon. This prevented the towplane from being involved in the accident. (.19)on April 8, 2001, at 1235 MST, a schweitzer 2-33A, N7778S, sustained substantial damage when it collided with the ground at Pleasant Valley Airport, Peoria, AZ. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the business flight which was originating at the timeof the accident. The flight was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 by a commercial pilot, who along with his one passenger was not injured. The pilot reported that during takeoff the glider encountered a dust devil resulting in the left wing striking the ground. The glider came to rest next to the runway. (.4) on April 8, 2001, at 1235 hours mountain standard time, a Schweizer 2-33A, N7778S, sustained substantial damage when it collided with the ground at Pleasant Valley Airport, Peoria, Arizona. Boboquivari soaring school, d.b.a. turf soaring school, was operating the glider under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 as a glider ride for a prospective student. The commercial pilot was not injured and one passenger sustained minor injuries. The glider was departing at the time of the accident. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported that during takeoff the glider encountered a dust devil, causing the left wing to strike the ground. It then lifted the glider 50 feet into the air. The pilot released the tow line and the glider started a slow descending turn to the right until it struck the ground, cracking the fuselage. The glider came to rest next to the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF FOR A GLIDER RIDE AT TURF SOARING COMMERCIAL RATED GLIDER PILOT HAD EXPERIENCED A LARGE THERMAL PASSING THE RUNWAY JUST AS THE GLIDER LIFTING OFF. THE GLIDER WAS LIFTED APPROX. 50 FEET IN THE AIR AND LANDING HARD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE A/C WAS DESTROYED AND THE PASSENGER IN FRONT SEAT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES WHEN HER SHINS STRUCK THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE GLIDER RELEASED FROM THE TOW AS SOON AS THE PILOT WAS THAT HE WAS OUT OF POSITON. THIS PREVENTED THE TOWPLANE FROM BEING INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT. (.19)ON APRIL 8, 2001, AT 1235 MST, A SCHWEITZER 2-33A, N7778S, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT PLEASANT VALLEY AIRPORT, PEORIA, AZ. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE BUSINESS FLIGHT WHICH WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIMEOF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT, WHO ALONG WITH HIS ONE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL RESULTING IN THE LEFT WING STRIKING THE GROUND. THE GLIDER CAME TO REST NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. (.4) ON APRIL 8, 2001, AT 1235 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A SCHWEIZER 2-33A, N7778S, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND AT PLEASANT VALLEY AIRPORT, PEORIA, ARIZONA. BOBOQUIVARI SOARING SCHOOL, D.B.A. TURF SOARING SCHOOL, WAS OPERATING THE GLIDER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AS A GLIDER RIDE FOR A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND ONE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE GLIDER WAS DEPARTING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING TAKEOFF THE GLIDER ENCOUNTERED A DUST DEVIL, CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO STRIKE THE GROUND. IT THEN LIFTED THE GLIDER 50 FEET INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT RELEASED THE TOW LINE AND THE GLIDER STARTED A SLOW DESCENDING TURN TO THE RIGHT UNTIL IT STRUCK THE GROUND, CRACKING THE FUSELAGE. THE GLIDER CAME TO REST NEXT TO THE RUNWAY.

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 LAX01LA142Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPeoria, AZThe glider's encounter with a dust devil during takeoff that resulted in a loss of control.Apr 8, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7778S · 1

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

Accident 19740427013489AFinal Approach · Phoenix, AZSngle wheel gr. No UNICOM at TurfApr 27, 1974 · Substantial damage