# Accident 20080615834799A: Scwzer SGS233, Grove City, PA, June 15, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2008, 16:00 local time
- Place: Grove City, PA
- Airport: Grove City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2190° N, 80.2292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2190&lon=-80.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5714S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080615834799A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CERTIFICATE N#^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28AT (29D) GROVE CITY AIRPORT PA, AT APPROXIMATELY 35 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY PILOT INSTRUCTED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO BACK OFF THE FLIGHT SPOILERS AND TO PULL BACK ON THE STICK ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DID THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF WHAT HE WAS INSTRUCTED TO DO, BY ADDING FULL SPOILERS AND PUSHING THE STICK FORWARD.  THIS CAUSED A VERY HARD IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND SUBSEQUENT ACCIDENT.  PILOT WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE A 44709 CHECK RIDE AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT.  SUBMISSION OF THIS 8020-23 CLOSES THIS REPORT.

## 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 NYC08CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA216), Jun 15, 2008: Schweizer S6S 2-33 (N5714S), Mercer, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's improper aircraft handling.

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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