# Accident 20250419003359A: Schweizer ANM0925013, Hood River, OR, April 19, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2025, 11:42 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unknown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6743° N, 121.5216° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6743&lon=-121.5216&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5786S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5786S) (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 ANM0925013
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 372 total, 78 in this make and model, 78 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250419003359A

## Narrative

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

ON 04/19/2025 AT 11:42 PDT DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN THE PATTERN, THE GLIDER WAS LAUNCHED BEHIND THE TOW AIRCRAFT. USING RUNWAY 25 FOR TAKE OFF THEY CLIMBED OUT UNDER TOW, MADE A 270 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AND RELEASED OVER THE AIRPORT AT MID-FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 1400’ AGL. AFTER RELEASE THE AIRCRAFT MADE THE 180° RIGHT TURN TO FLY ABOUT ONE MILE TO THE NORTH DOWN WIND, TO MAKE A U-TURN BACK INTO THE RIGHT 45 FOR LANDING RUNWAY 25 AT 1600’ MSL. AS THE STUDENT WAS GOING THROUGH THESE STEPS UNDER THE CFI’S VERBAL DIRECTION, HE OBSERVED THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD HIT A BIT OF SINK, AND THE ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 1500 FEET. THE CFI ALSO NOTICED THE AIRSPEED FLUCTUATING INDICATING GUSTY WINDS. SO THE CFI HAD THE STUDENT MAKE THE U-TURN EARLY AND BYPASS THE 45 DEGREE APPROACH NORMALLY USED, GOING DIRECTLY INTO DOWNWIND. THIS RESOLVED THE ALTITUDE CONCERN THE CFI HAD. THIS MANEUVER HAD THE GLIDER ABOUT 300 FEET HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND THE SPEED BRAKES WERE DEPLOYED. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED A STEEPER THAN NORMAL RATE OF DECENT. THE CFI REALIZED THAT DUE TO THE RATE OF DECENT AND LOW GROUND SPEED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT OBSERVED THE AREA AVAILABLE TO LAND IN, LANDED THE GLIDER IN AN ORCHARD AVOIDING STRUCTURES IN THE AREA HITTING SOME TREES CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 WPR25LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA138), Apr 19, 2025: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N5786S), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.

## Other reports on N5786S (1)

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

- [Accident 19841004055229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841004055229A), Oct 4, 1984: Scwzer SGS233A (N5786S), Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after releasing from tow plane because of emergency.

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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