# NTSB MIA00LA093: Schweizer SGS2-33A, N65819, Miami, FL, February 19, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 19, 2000, 13:00 local (18:00 UTC) - Place: Miami, FL - Coordinates: 25.670827, -80.30059 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.6708&lon=-80.3006&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 48682 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA00LA093 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/48682/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA093 ## Probable cause the pilot planned the approach too low, which resulted in inadequate altitude to clear powerlines, and the subsequent in-flight collision with the ground. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, approach - vfr pattern - final approach - planned approach - low, pilot in command (cause) - clearance - inadequate, pilot in command - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis While on approach the glider did not have sufficient altitude to clear power lines about 150 feet from the runway. The pilot turned the glider to the left to avoid contacting the power lines. The left wing tip contacted the ground. The glider came to rest heading in the opposite direction short of the runway. The pilot never returned the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, and his account of the events are not known. ## Factual narrative On February 19, 2000, about 1300 eastern standard time, a Schweizer SGS2-33A glider, N65819, owned by a private individual impacted with the ground during an approach near Miami, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight. The glider was substantially damaged. The airline transport-rated pilot reported no injuries. The flight had originated from a private glider field about 15 minutes earlier. The glider was on approach to runway 09, and according to the FAA did not have sufficient altitude to clear power lines about 150 feet from the runway. The pilot turned the glider to the left to avoid contacting the power lines. The left wing tip contacted the ground. The glider came to rest heading in the opposite direction, about 10 feet from the approach end of the runway. The pilot never returned the NTSB Form 6120.1/2, and his account of the events are not known. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N65819](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65819-2004-02-13), registration cancelled 2004-02-13, S/N 307, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Schweizer SGS2-33A - Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Glider - Serial number: 307 - Airframe hours: 2036 - Engines: unknown - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Scott D. Bingham - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Airport: NONE, Miami Gliderport, runway 9, 2,600 × ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 61; airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: unknown, unknown; seat: front; flight hours: 5,900 total, 32 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MIA, 6 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000219012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000219012219A), Feb 19, 2000: Scwzer SGS233A, Homestead, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) The a/c was on shock final for the fast runway at Miami glider port. The approach was too low to clear power lines which are located approx. 150 feet… ## Other investigations on N65819 (1) 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. - [NTSB MIA77FKT25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT25), Jan 30, 1977: Schweizer SGS233 (N65819), Homestead, FL, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.