# Accident 20130427008849A: Schweizer SGS 2-32, Mastic, NY, April 27, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2013, 11:50 local time
- Place: Mastic, NY
- Airport: Brookhaven
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8094° N, 72.8547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8094&lon=-72.8547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9857E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9857E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (registry code 8050206, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-32) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-32
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 961 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130427008849A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER WAS TOWED BY A PIPER PAWNEE TO 2000 FEET AGL AND RELEASED. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 33  AT BROOKHAVEN AIRPORT(HWV), THE LEFT WING DROPPED, AIRCRAFT SPUN TO THE LEFT AND DISAPPEARED BEHIND THE TREE LINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DOT SERVICE ROAD SOUTH OF ROUTE 27 SUNRISE HIGHWAY IN A HIGH ANGLE NOSE FIRST ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT WAS FATALLY INJURED. NO MECHANICAL ISSUES  WITH THE AIRCRAFT WERE FOUND.

## 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 ERA13FA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA215), Apr 27, 2013: Schweizer SGS 2-32 (N9857E), Shirley, NY, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during final approach, which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s likely impairment due to an over-the-counter sedating…

## Other reports on N9857E (1)

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

- [Accident 19770521013809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770521013809A), May 21, 1977: Scwzer SGS232 (N9857E), Brookhaven, NY, Substantial damage. Intentional spin.

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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