# Accident 20141012019169A: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, Waynesville, OH, October 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 12, 2014, 12:30 local time
- Place: Waynesville, OH
- Airport: Caesar Creek Gliderport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4767° N, 84.0939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4767&lon=-84.0939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36135, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N36135) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,166 total, 230 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN15CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141012019169A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS CONDUCTING A FLIGHT REVIEW WITH^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT FLYING, OCCUPYING THE FRONT SEAT, AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS INSTRUCTING FROM THE REAR SEAT.  ON THE FIRST LANDING WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, A SLIP WAS INITIATED AND THE SPOILERS WERE DEPLOYED.  ON SHORT FINAL THE SLIP WAS DISCONTINUED TO ENSURE CLEARANCE WITH TREES PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY.  ONCE THE TREES WERE CLEARED THE SLIP WAS REINITIATED (100' AGL).  AS THE GLIDER NEARED THE GROUND THE SLIP WAS DISCONTINUED BUT THE SPOILERS REMAINED DEPLOYED.  THE EXCESSIVE DECENT RATE COMBINED WITH THE SHARP UPSLOPE OF THE RUNWAY RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.  ADDITIONALLY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTENTION WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE GLIDERS CLEARANCE OVER THE TREES.

REVIEWED BY DWS 10/30/2014

REVIEWED BY ACTING MGR R. HERMANNS 11/06/2014

## 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 CEN15CA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN15CA010), Oct 12, 2014: Schweizer SGS 2 33A (N36135), Waynesville, OH, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N36135 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130629011489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130629011489A), Jun 29, 2013: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N36135), Waynesville, OH, Substantial damage. While administering a flight review to a certificated pilot, [privacy data omitted] elected to simulate the failure of the flight spoilers on the approach and…

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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