- Date
- October 17, 1982, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place
- Mecklenburg, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N17965Schweizer SGS2-33AK
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 17, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821017054539A
- Case key
- 71644
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During approach the pilot misjudged the wind velocity and failed to allow for strong downdrafts. The glider lost altitude 4-500 feet short of the field over a wooden area and came to rest in a nosed over position in the trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17965
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS2-33AK
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 265
- Airframe hours
- 575
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Ithaca Soaring Club
- Registered owner
- Ithaca Soaring Club
- Departed
- Mecklenburg, NY
- Destination
- Mecklenburg, NY
- Airport
- Grund Field
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
- 56
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 268 total · 13 in this make and model · 140 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 285° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N17965 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.