- Date
- September 29, 1985, 13:10 local (17:10 UTC)
- Place
- Preble, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N33920Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850929047979A
- Case key
- 30156
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Analysis
A Schweizer N33920, collided with a utility pole while executing a go around at Preble airport, NY. The acft was destroyed. The plt and passenger received minor injuries. The plt stated that the first two flights were uneventful, but noticed the stall speed was higher than usual and seemed to be entering a stall at a higher speed than is recommended in the manual. Applying spoilers did not correct the airspeed,. The plt said that he might have been pullingthe trim tab control instead of the spoilers. On the landing the acft bounced. On pullup the left wing tip struck a pole. The acft landed in trees, then slid flatly to the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33920
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 410
- Airframe hours
- 1,637
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Lynn Samuelson
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 25, 1985 · 97 hours before
- Departed
- Thermal Ridge
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Flight crew
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- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 787 total · 12 in this make and model · 674 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 64 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N33920 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.