LAX73DUG23

NTSB accident investigation · Schweizer 2-22 · Hemet, CA · November 10, 1972

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
November 10, 1972
Place
Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N2410WSchweizer 2-22
Status
Completed · report March 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168994

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3042  72/11/10   HEMET,CALIF         SCHWEIZER 2-22      CR-  0  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 290
        TIME - 1615                    N2410W              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -  HEMET-RAYN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HEMET,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 1ST GLIDER SOLO.

Aircraft

Registration
N2410W
Reported as
Schweizer 2-22
Category
Glider
Engine
none
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Hemet-Rayn

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.