- Date
- November 14, 1991, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Groveland, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2890HSchweizer SGS 2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 27, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19911114052069A
- Case key
- 33030
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Probable cause
Poor in-flight planning/decision by the pilot-in-command resulting in the off airport landing. Contributing to the accident was his lack of total experience.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The glider was towed aloft & after maneuvering, the plt was unable to locate the glideport. He located a suitable field for landing but was high on final apch. While turning to land in another field, the lt wing tip wheel collided with a fence. The glider then collided with the ground & came to rest.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2890H
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 550
- Airframe hours
- 2,790
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Seminole Flying & Soaring, Inc
- Registered owner
- Seminole Flying & Soaring, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 28, 1991 · 85 hours before
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.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 55
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Unknown, Unknown
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 57 total · 12 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 75° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.