# Accident 20190629008459A: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, Blairstown, NJ, June 29, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2019, 11:00 local time
- Place: Blairstown, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9711° N, 74.9975° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9711&lon=-74.9975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2894H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2894H-2022-01-31) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,811 total, 250 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA399) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190629008459A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS PROVIDING THE ADDITIONAL TRAINING TO THE STUDENT THAT IS REQUIRED AFTER A PRACTICAL TEST DISAPPROVAL.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INITIATED A SIMULATED ROPE BREAK (PREMATURE GLIDER RELEASE) AT 600 FEET AGL.  THE STUDENT TURNED BACK TO THE AIRPORT IMMEDIATELY, BUT WAS HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SUGGESTED USING THE DIVE BREAKES (SPOILERS).  THE AIRCRAFT WAS STILL HIGH AND FAST, SO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN SUGGESTED SLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT.  PER THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, "IN THE END THE STUDENT RECOVERED FROM THE SLIP AND FLARED FOR LANDING A BIT TOO HIGH. MY EFFORTS TO RECOVER WERE INSUFFICIENT AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD. "

## 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 GAA19CA399](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA399), Jun 29, 2019: Schweizer SGS233 (N2894H), Blairstown, NJ, no damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action, which resulted in a hard landing and the instructor sustaining a serious injury.

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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