# Accident 20141004019079A: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, Waynesboro, VA, October 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2014, 11:20 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, VA
- Airport: Eagle'S Nest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0769° N, 78.9444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0769&lon=-78.9444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3619T (not matched to a registry record)
- 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: 596 total, 12 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141004019079A

## Narrative

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

GUSTY CROSSWINDS ENCOUNTERED DURING APPROACH TO LANDING AND GLIDER STRUCK TREES AND GROUND PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA15CA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA012), Oct 4, 2014: Schweizer SGS 2 33A (N3619T), Waynesboro, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider's inadvertent encounter with low altitude wind shear.

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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