# Accident 20060618030489A: Scwzer SGS233A, Hood River, OR, June 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6728° N, 121.5364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6728&lon=-121.5364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2052T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2052T) (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 flight hours: 2,900 total, 20 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060618030489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING THE SCHWEITZER SGS 2-33A GLIDER APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES EAST OF THE HOOD RIVER AIRPORT IN SOME RIDGE SOARING CONDITIONS. THE WIND BLEW THE GLIDER DOWNWIND OF THE RIDGE INTO SOME STRIKING CONDITIONS. GIVEN THE SINK AND APPROXIMATELY 20 KNOT HEADWIND THE GLIDER DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ALTITUDE TO RETURN TO THE LIFT CONDITIONS. AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING WAS MADE IN A CLEARING. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT WING, LEADING EDGE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, TEARS IN THE FUSELAGE BELLY FABRIC, AND A BENT FRONT SKID.

## 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 SEA06CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA125), Jun 18, 2006: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2052T), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of lift, which resulted in a forced landing. Trees in the landing area were a contributing factor.

## Other reports on N2052T (1)

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

- [Accident 20130720014429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130720014429A), Jul 20, 2013: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2052T), Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot and pax reported downdraft when approx 1 mile out from airport. Landed hard in horse pasture. Substantial damage to empanage and rt wing.

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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