# Accident 20050925034379A: Scwzer SGS233A, Windsor, VA, September 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2005, 14:40 local time
- Place: Windsor, VA
- Airport: Garner Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8603° N, 76.6925° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8603&lon=-76.6925&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33964, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N33964-2009-02-19) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 8 total, 8 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050925034379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 09/25/05: AIRCRAFT HIT HANGAR & SUN SHELTER DURING ATTEMPT TO LAND BY STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. A/C SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO INJURIES OCCURRED. A/C OWNER DETERMINED AT THIS LATE DATE TO REPORT AN ACCIDENT HAD OCCURRED APPROX. 12 MO. AGO. A/C WAS OBSERVED TO ENTER UPWIND THEN DOWNWIND FOR LANDING TO THE SOUTH. IT APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN AT LOWER ALTITUDE THAN USUAL. A TOW PILOT WATCHING CALLED THE PILOT BY RADIO SUGGESTING TURNING BASE LEG EARLY. STUDENT OVERSHOT FINAL TO THE WEST OF THE CENTERLINE & OVER-CORRECTED. THE CORRECTION AIMED TOWARD THE HANGAR ON EAST SIDE OF GRASS RUNWAY. A/C FLEW OVER TWO A/C PARKED NEAR THE HANGAR JUST BEFORE SCRAPING LEFT WINGTIP ALONG HANGAR FACE & HITTING RIGHT WING WITH SUN SHELTER 6-8 FT AGL. A/C DROPPED DOWN ON TOP OF GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT DAMAGING LOWER FUSELAGE SECTION.

## 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 IAD05CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA148), Sep 25, 2005: Schweizer SGS-2-33A (N33964), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The solo student pilot's loss of control during landing.

## Other reports on N33964 (1)

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

- [Accident 20080803843099A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080803843099A), Aug 3, 2008: Scwzer SGS233A (N33964), Windsor, VA, Destroyed. (-23) The student pilot on his third solo flight approached the landing and was losing altitude. He attempted to shorten the traffic pattern turning on the…

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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