# Accident 20080823849309A: Scwzer SGS233A, Wurtsboro, NY, August 23, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY
- Airport: Wurtsboro-Sullivan County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5972° N, 74.4583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5972&lon=-74.4583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17885, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N17885-2009-11-19) (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: 1,700 total, 100 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA08CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080823849309A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH RWY 23 AT N82, THE PILOT INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE STUDENT FROZE ON THE CONTROLS, THE NOSE HIT FIRST, THEN THE AIRCRAFT SPUN IN A CLOCK-WISE ROTATION CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 MIA08CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA172), Aug 23, 2008: Schweizer 2-33A (N17885), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the dual student to relinquish flight control of the glider.

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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