- Date
- November 30, 1986, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Wurtsboro, NY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1222SSchweizer SGS 2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1988
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19861130063719A
- Case key
- 30433
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Analysis
The pilot was landing a Schweizer SGS-233 when he started to get into a pilot induced oscillation. The oscillations increased and the aircraft impacted in a nose low attitude. The pilot said the accident could have been prevented with less control input, timely use of dive braked and less airspeed on final apch.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1222S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 210
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Wurtsboro Flight Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 16, 1986
- Airport
- N82 · Wurtsboro
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
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Front
- Flight hours
- 41 total · 33 in this make and model · 25 as pilot in command · 4 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 340° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 39 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- POU, 26 nm away
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 N1222S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.