- Date
- September 18, 1973
- Place
- Odessa, FL · ODESSA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N7591Schweizer SGS233
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730918042979A
- Case key
- 187722
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4166 73/9/18 ODESSA,FLA SCHWEIZER SGS233 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1330 N7591 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL 43, 6567 TOTAL HOURS, 67 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST PASCO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ODESSA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) DUAL STUDENT - CONTROL INTERFERENCE TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- UN REACH ARPT LNDD ON ROAD.STUDENT PSN IN FRONT SEAT RESTRICTED AILERON MVMNT.LNDD IN CRAB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7591
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS233
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- West Pasco
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.