# Accident 20071015826979A: Scwzer SGS233A, Tehachapi, CA, October 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2007, 11:00 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Mountain Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1011° N, 118.4231° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1011&lon=-118.4231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17888, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17888) (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: 80 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071015826979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 10/15/2007 AT 1130 N17888 A SCHWEIZER SGS2-33 WAS BEING UTILIZED BY THE AIRFORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL FOR TEST PILOT TRAINING. THE AIRFORCE TEST PILOT SCHOOL STUDENT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AND WAS OBSERVED ON A LOW DOWN WIND, BASE AND FINAL APPROACH. WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL  THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND STRUCK A BARBED WIRE FENCE AT THE EAST END OF THE AIRFIELD. THE GLIDER SPUN TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON A SERVICE ROAD. THE AIRFORCE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 SEA08CA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA011), Oct 15, 2007: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N17888), Tehachapi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude that led to an undershoot, and his failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

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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