- Date
- July 8, 1990, 16:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place
- Norman, OK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N65879Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900708024489A
- Case key
- 22958
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgement of proper glidepath.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The glider pilot flew an approach that resulted in controlled flight into trees on the extended centerline and 760 feet short of the runway threshold. Trees were about 40 feet tall and the airplane came to rest suspended slightly above the ground about 20 degrees nose low.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65879
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 352
- Airframe hours
- 1,100
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Paul P. Bartlett
- Registered owner
- Soaring Sooners, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · April 3, 1990 · 40 hours before
- Airport
- OK14 · David J. Perry, runway 17, 1,800 × 62 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 89 total · 9 in this make and model · 44 as pilot in command · 16 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 160° at 19 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 95 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OKC, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N65879 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.