# Accident 20040729017569A: Scwzer SGS233A, Warrensburg, MO, July 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2004, 10:15 local time
- Place: Warrensburg, MO
- Airport: Skyhaven Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7842° N, 93.8028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7842&lon=-93.8028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33950, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33950-2008-01-10) (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: 213 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA200) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040729017569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A REQUIRED DOWNWIND LANDING ON A PRIVATE PILOT PRACTICAL TEST. DURING THE LANDING, A GUSTING RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING CAUSING THE LEFT WING TO DROP TO THE SURFACE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE RESULTING LEFT TURN AND THE GLIDER IMPACTED A FENCE NEAR THE PARKING AREA.

## 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 CHI04CA200](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA200), Jul 29, 2004: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N33950), Warrensburg, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compaensation for the winds, and his inability to maintain directional control of the glider after encountering tall grass during the landing roll. The reported wind gust, tall…

## Other reports on N33950 (1)

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

- [Accident 20070726013689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070726013689A), Jul 26, 2007: Scwzer SGS233A (N33950), Warrensburg, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The flight instructor was conducting an introductory flight in the glider at the Skyhaven Airport (rcm), Warrensburg, MO. The instructor, who was…

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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