# Accident 20130720014429A: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, Hood River, OR, July 20, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6686° N, 121.5083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6686&lon=-121.5083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2052T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2052T) (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: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130720014429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT AND PAX REPORTED DOWNDRAFT WHEN APPROX 1 MILE OUT FROM AIRPORT.  LANDED HARD IN HORSE PASTURE.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO EMPANAGE AND RT 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 WPR13CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA333), Jul 20, 2013: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2052T), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider encountered atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in an off airport landing on rough terrain.

## Other reports on N2052T (1)

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

- [Accident 20060618030489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060618030489A), Jun 18, 2006: Scwzer SGS233A (N2052T), Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was flying the schweitzer sgs 2-33A glider approximately 5 miles east of the Hood River airport in some ridge soaring conditions. The wind blew the…

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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