# Accident 20070523011669A: Scwzer SGS233A, Castroville, TX, May 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2007, 13:00 local time
- Place: Castroville, TX
- Airport: Castroville Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3399° N, 98.8692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3399&lon=-98.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65804, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65804) (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: 3,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070523011669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 23, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL TIME, A SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33A GLIDER, N65804, SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE WHILE BEING TOWED FOR TAKEOFF SUBSEQUENTLY DRAGGING A WING AND VEERING INTO A CORNFIELD STRIKING THE GROUND THREE TIMES BEFORE RELEASING THE TOW ROPE. NEITHER THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOR THE STUDENT PILOT WERE INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT.

## 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 DFW07LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07LA157), May 23, 2007: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N65804), Castroville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inability to maintain directional control due to the drag created by the tall grass adjacent to the runway. A contributing factor was the tall grass.

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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