# Accident 20040404012869A: Scwzer SGS233A, Lake Village, IN, April 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lake Village, IN
- Airport: Lake Village Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1297° N, 87.4559° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1297&lon=-87.4559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17882, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17882-2012-01-11) (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: 3,862 total, 200 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040404012869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CLARENCE L. HARRIS WAS PROVIDING GLIDER INSTRUCTION TO CHARLES M. LAIN AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT. THE GLIDER PILOT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HIGH SINK RATE AND COULD NOT MAKE THE RUNWAY WHILE ON DOWNWIND APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36. HE ELECTED TO LAND THE GLIDER IN A SOFT FIELD PAST THE TREES DAMAGING THE RIGHT WING AND LOWER NOSE OF THE FUSELAGE. THE GLIDER WAS REMOVED FROM THE FIELD BY CIVIL AIR PATROL INC. PERSONNEL (REGISTERED OWNER) AND NOTIFICATION TO SBN FSDO ON 4/7/2004. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT OR STUDENT.

## 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 CHI04CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA102), Apr 4, 2004: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17882), Lake Village, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The unsuitable terrain the Certified Flight Instructor encountered during the off-field landing. The low altitude, the downdraft or "sink" experienced during flight, and the soft terrain conditions…

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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