# NTSB LAX73DUG23: Schweizer 2-22, N2410W, Hemet, CA, November 10, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 10, 1972
- Place: Hemet, CA · HEMET, CA
- Location: 33.7341° N, 116.9968° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hemet, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7341&lon=-116.9968&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX73DUG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DUG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2410W-1990-04-13), registration cancelled 1990-04-13, S/N 238 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHWEIZER 2-22
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGU 2-22EK](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22ek) (registry code 8050614) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport:  Hemet-Rayn

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.

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