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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Scwzer SGS 2-33A · North Plains, OR · May 20, 2006

Date: May 20, 2006 · 14:15 local
Place: North Plains, OR
Airport: North Plains Gliderport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N65918
Reported as: Scwzer SGS233A
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 29 total21 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days

N65918Registered now · Schweizer SGS 2-33AS/N 358 · Built 1974 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) According to PIC: "on final approach to landing, I encountered a thermal at the end of the runway. I put the nose down to maintain altitude, and ended up touching down at a steeper angle than planned. As I touched down, I bounced up and as I touched down a second time I felt a sharp pain in my back. As I rolled to a stop I ended up turning towards the north (damaging the wing wheel) and stopped horizontally across runway 26, facing north."

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ACCORDING TO PIC: "ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING, I ENCOUNTERED A THERMAL AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. I PUT THE NOSE DOWN TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AND ENDED UP TOUCHING DOWN AT A STEEPER ANGLE THAN PLANNED. AS I TOUCHED DOWN, I BOUNCED UP AND AS I TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME I FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MY BACK. AS I ROLLED TO A STOP I ENDED UP TURNING TOWARDS THE NORTH (DAMAGING THE WING WHEEL) AND STOPPED HORIZONTALLY ACROSS RUNWAY 26, FACING NORTH."

Other reports on N65918 · 2

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

Accident 19980611013249ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · North Plains, ORLeft wing impacted a pole during landing roll. (.4)the pilot-in-command (PIC) reported that he 'failed to maintain proper control of the aircraft, deviated from an acceptable track down a grass runway (270) and contacted a pole with the left wing' while he…Jun 11, 1998 · Substantial damage Incident 19780129004379IFinal Approach · San Diego, CAGlider low on final approach. Wing struck bush turning aircraft 90 degrees.Jan 29, 1978 · Minor damage