# Accident 20210613007459A: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, Nellysford, VA, June 13, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2021, 14:30 local time
- Place: Nellysford, VA
- Airport: Rockfish
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8796° N, 78.8936° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8796&lon=-78.8936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N33929, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N33929) (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, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 428 total, 91 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210613007459A

## Narrative

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

DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION STUDENT PILOT FAIRED HIGH. CFI DID NOT CORRECT AND AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING INJURY TO CFI.

## 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 ERA21LA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA248), Jun 13, 2021: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N33929), Nellysford, VA, no damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glide path to the runway.

## Other reports on N33929 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930417009629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930417009629A), Apr 17, 1993: Scwzer SGS233A (N33929), Buchanan, VA, Substantial damage. Wind gust lifted gliders wing on takeoff tow. Veered into vehicle and building. Believed pilot passenger on controls

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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