# Accident 20210605006829A: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, Sanford, ME, June 5, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 5, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sanford, ME
- Airport: Sanford Seacoast Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3938° N, 70.7080° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3938&lon=-70.7080&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7776S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7776S) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,532 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210605006829A

## Narrative

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

ON 6/5/21 AT ABOUT 2308 ZULU TIME, N7776S INCURRED DAMAGE DURING A GROUND LOOP, FOLLOWING LANDING ON A GRASS STRIP AND SANFORD SEACOAST REGIONAL AIRPORT (KSFM). THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE LATEST WEATHER AVAILABLE AT KSFM WAS WIND 270 AT 9 KTS, 10 MILES VISIBILITY, CEILING BROKEN AT 8,900 FEET. THERE WAS NO ATC DATA AVAILABLE. THE PILOT REPORTED ENCOUNTERING A GUST OF WIND ON SHORT FINAL PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT OVER UNEVEN TERRAIN REQUIRING ADDITIONAL CORRECTION TO AVOID A PARKED AIRCRAFT AND RETURN TO THE GRASS LANDING AREA, RESULTING IN A GROUND LOOP UPON LANDING.

## 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 ERA21LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA244), Jun 5, 2021: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N7776S), Sanford, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting wind conditions.

## Other reports on N7776S (1)

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

- [Accident 19830929073849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830929073849A), Sep 29, 1983: Scwzer SGS233A (N7776S), Warrensburg, MO. Glider hit old fence row and bounced causing second touchdown to be hard. Passenger injured.

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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