- Date
- November 20, 1999, 16:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Waynesville, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17883Schweizer SGS-2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19991120032119A
- Case key
- 47797
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Probable cause
The flight instructor's delay in remedial action.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the flight instructor, the student pilot was performing a landing to a grass runway. As the glider neared the ground, it began to float past the intended touchdown point. The flight instructor suggested to the student pilot corrective actions, but did not receive any response. The flight instructor took control of the glider and immediately set the glider onto the runway. Full spoilers and wheel brake were applied, and the nose of the glider was pushed forward. The wheel brake then became locked and the glider began to slide on the wet grass. At the end of the runway, the flight instructor attempted to 'ground loop' the glider in an attempt to avoid impacting a parked glider, and stuck a railroad tie with the right wing. The flight instructor additionally stated that he did not react in time to regain control of the glider after the student landed long.
Factual narrative
On November 20, 1999, about 1630 Eastern Standard Time, a Schweizer SGS-2-33A, N17883, was substantially damaged while landing at the Red Stuart Airport, Waynesville, Ohio. The certificated fight instructor and student pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to the flight instructor, the student pilot was performing a landing to Runway 8, a 2,442 foot long grass runway. As the glider neared the ground, it began to float past the intended touchdown point. The flight instructor suggested to the student pilot corrective actions, but did not receive any response. The flight instructor took control of the glider and immediately set the glider onto the runway. Full spoilers and wheel brake were applied, and the nose of the glider was pushed forward. As the spoilers were applied, the lever handle came off in the flight instructor's hand. The flight instructor dropped the lever back down, reapplying the spoilers and wheel brake again. The wheel brake then became locked and the glider began to slide on the wet grass. At the end of the runway, the flight instructor attempted to "ground loop" the glider to avoid impacting a parked glider, and stuck a railroad tie with the right wing.
The flight instructor additionally stated that he did not react in time to regain control of the glider after the student landed long.
The winds reported by a facility 17 miles to the southeast were from 200 degrees at 5 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17883
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS-2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 253
- Airframe hours
- 5,978
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Ohio Soaring Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · November 8, 1999 · 10 hours before
- Departed
- 40I
- Airport
- 40I · Red Stewart Airport, runway 8, 2,442 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 30
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 6,045 total · 49 in this make and model · 2,472 as pilot in command · 81 in the last 90 days · 9 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 52 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ILN, 17 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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