# Accident 20120609012129A: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, Truckee, CA, June 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2012, 09:30 local time
- Place: Truckee, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3200° N, 120.1378° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3200&lon=-120.1378&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2061T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2061T) (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: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 21,900 total, 5,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120609012129A

## Narrative

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

N2061T, SGS 2-33A GLIDER, PILOT STATED HE WAS REPORTEDLY HOOKED UP FOR A TOW, STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL AND ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND AT TRUCKEE, CA AIRPORT. SUBSEQUENTLY THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE LEFT WING STRUCK A 3,000FT AIRPORT SIGN ON 6/9 AT 0930PDT. 7/26/12NTSB CHANGED THE ACCIDENT NUMBER WPR12LA285.

## 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 WPR12LA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12LA285), Jun 9, 2012: Schweizer SGS233 (N2061T), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider while taking off with a gusting wind, which resulted in the glider impacting a runway sign.

## Other reports on N2061T (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800127002189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800127002189A), Jan 27, 1980: Scwzer SGS233A (N2061T), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Dragged wing on ground in low level turn for landing. Glider cartwheeled.

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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