- Date
- October 24, 1987, 12:45 local (16:45 UTC)
- Place
- Mansfield, MA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5775SSchweizer SGS-2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 26, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19871024074859A
- Case key
- 36039
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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 Schweizer SGS-2-33A was in the traffic pattern with a student pilot and flight instructor. In the right turn from base to final, the nose dropped and control was lost. The flight instructor took control of the aircraft, and regained control, however, insufficient altitude remained to reach the runway. An off-airport landing in trees was made. The pilot reported the wind velocity at 5 KTS with gusts to 10 knots. The CFI reported the winds as 10 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5775S
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS-2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 105
- Airframe hours
- 2,679
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Mit Soaring Assoc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 22, 1986 · 73 hours before
- Airport
- 1B9 · Mansfield, runway 32, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 462 total · 19 in this make and model · 324 as pilot in command · 11 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.