# Accident 20080802843481A: Scwzer SGS233A, Jean, NV, August 2, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2008, 14:15 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7667° N, 115.3297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7667&lon=-115.3297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33923, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33923) (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: 1,272 total, 489 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA254) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080802843481A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N33923 (SGS 2-33A GLIDER) WAS INVOLVED IN A MIDAIR COLLISION WITH THE PA-25-125 TOW PLANE AT APPX. 3000' AGL AT 1415 PDT AFTER DEPARTING 0L7. AFTER NORMAL CABLE RELEASE AND VERIFICATION OF SEPARATION, N33923 TURNED 60-70 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT (SOUTHWEST) AS THE TOW PLANE (7211Z) WAS OBSERVED TO TURN AWAY AND TO THE LEFT (NORTHEAST). AFTER APPROX. 2-3 MINUTES WHILE NOW FLYING IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION. THE PIC OF N33923 HEARD/FELT A LOUD BANG FROM BEHIND AND SAW THE TOW PLANE FLYING ABOVE FROM THE LEFT REAR OF N33923 TO THE RIGHT FRONT. N33923 BEGAN AN UNCOMMANDED TURN TO RIGHT WHICH THE PIC WAS ABLE TO CORRECT WITH 10-20 DEGREES OF AILERON AND WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL UNTIL A SAFE LANDING WS EXCUTED INTO RWY 20L OF 0L7 WHICH WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES FROM THE MIDAIR SIGHT. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER AND RUDDER OF N33923 RESULTED.

## 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 LAX08LA254](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08LA254), Aug 2, 2008: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N33923), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to see and avoid the other aircraft while maneuvering over the airport.

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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