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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schweizer SGS 2-33A · Monee, IL · August 6, 2025

Date: August 6, 2025 · 15:00 local
Place: Monee, IL
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N65818
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN25LA311
Reported as: Schweizer SGS 2-33A
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 8 total8 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days

N65818Registered now · Schweizer SGS 2-33AS/N 303 · Built 1973 Airframe modelSchweizer SGS 2-33A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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On August 6th, 2025 at approximately 05:19 pm CDT, a student pilot was operating a Schweizer sgs 2-33 glider in the vicinity of bult field, C56 on a solo flight. The pilot, after being released from the tow pilot and spending some time in the air, returned to bult field and entered the pattern. The pilot noticed her altitude was low and attempted to turn onto the base leg earlier than normal to account for the altitude issue. Witnesses stated that the pilot, while attempting to turn onto final, contacted a telephone pole and came to rest in a ditch, landing short of runway nine. There was damage to the nose cone and left wing. The pilot was not seriously injured.

As the FAA filed it

ON AUGUST 6TH, 2025 AT APPROXIMATELY 05:19 PM CDT, A STUDENT PILOT WAS OPERATING A SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33 GLIDER IN THE VICINITY OF BULT FIELD, C56 ON A SOLO FLIGHT. THE PILOT, AFTER BEING RELEASED FROM THE TOW PILOT AND SPENDING SOME TIME IN THE AIR, RETURNED TO BULT FIELD AND ENTERED THE PATTERN. THE PILOT NOTICED HER ALTITUDE WAS LOW AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN ONTO THE BASE LEG EARLIER THAN NORMAL TO ACCOUNT FOR THE ALTITUDE ISSUE. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE PILOT, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ONTO FINAL, CONTACTED A TELEPHONE POLE AND CAME TO REST IN A DITCH, LANDING SHORT OF RUNWAY NINE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE NOSE CONE AND LEFT WING. THE PILOT WAS NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN25LA311Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportMonee, ILThe student pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and altitude resulting in a collision with the ground during the base to final turn.Aug 6, 2025 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N65818 · 1

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

Accident 19850707034609ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Warrenton, VATurbulence on tow. At 200 ft AGL rope separated from tow plane. Glider crash landed. No defects in tow release.Jul 7, 1985 · Substantial damage