- Date
- January 27, 1980
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2061TSchweizer SG2-33
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800127002189A
- Case key
- 131890
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0325 80/1/27 NR.RENO,NV SCHWEIZER SG2-33 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 109 TIME - 1600 N2061T PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AIRSAILING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NV LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE REMARKS- L WING TIP COLLIDED W GND DRG L TURN TO FINAL.ACFT EQPD W SNGL WHL LNDG GEAR.WND GUSTING 10KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2061T
- Reported as
- Schweizer SG2-33
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Airsailing
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2061T · 1
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