# Accident 20220723012999A: Schweizer SGS 2-33, Livingston, MT, July 23, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2022, 10:30 local time
- Place: Livingston, MT
- Airport: Flying Y Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4266° N, 110.6560° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4266&lon=-110.6560&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2482W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2482W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (registry code 8051604, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,061 total, 51 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220723012999A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS PROVIDING INSTRUCTION WITH STUDENT PILOT AT CONTROLS.  STUDENT EXPRESSED CONFUSSION AS TO PICKING A REFERENCE POINT TO LAND, CFI HAD FEET AND HANDS OFF CONTROLS TO ALLOW STUDENT MAXIMUM CONTROL MOVEMENT.  STUDENT LANDED ABRUPTLY, DROPPED THE LEFT WING, CFI ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT BOOTS DELAYED REACTION - STUDENT AGGRESSIVELY DEPRESSED THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO LEAVE THE RUNWAY.  TAILWHEEL STRUCK ROCK CAUSING DAMAGE TO AIRFRAME COMPONENTS

## 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 WPR22LA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA270), Jul 23, 2022: Schweizer SGS 2-33 (N2482W), Livingston, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, and the instructor’s lack of remedial action.

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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