# NTSB SEA06CA125: Schweizer SGS 2-33A, N2052T, Hood River, OR, June 18, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 18, 2006, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Coordinates: 45.672779, -121.536392
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6728&lon=-121.5364&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA06CA125
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63955/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA125

## Probable cause

A loss of lift, which resulted in a forced landing.  Trees in the landing area were a contributing factor.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Forced landing, descent - emergency
  - weather condition - no thermal lift (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, emergency descent/landing
  - object - tree(s) (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The glider pilot reported that he was towed from the airport to a ridgeline approximately 5 miles east of the airport.  After being aloft for approximately one hour, the glider was blown to the downwind side of the ridge.  The pilot reported, "...the wind blew the glider to the downwind side of the ridge."  The pilot attempted to fly back to the area of lift, but was unsuccessful and elected to land in an open field on the ridge.  During the landing rollout, the glider struck small trees resulting in substantial damage.

## Factual narrative

The glider pilot reported that he was towed from the airport to a ridgeline approximately 5 miles east of the airport.  After being aloft for approximately one hour, the glider was blown to the downwind side of the ridge.  The pilot reported, "...the wind blew the glider to the downwind side of the ridge."  The pilot attempted to fly back to the area of lift, but was unsuccessful and elected to land in an open field on the ridge.  During the landing rollout, the glider struck small trees resulting in substantial damage.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2052T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2052T), registered now, S/N 497 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Registry model: [Schweizer SGS 2-33A](https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (registry code 8051606) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Serial number: 497
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Registered owner: Northwest Sky Sports
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 4S2, HOOD RIVER, OR
- Destination: 4S2, Hood River, OR
- Flight plan: Unknown
- Airport: 4S2, Hood River

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 43; injuries: none; airline transport, commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine sea, single-engine land, multi-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3; flight hours: 2,950 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days, 15 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20060618030489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060618030489A), Jun 18, 2006: Scwzer SGS233A, Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was flying the schweitzer sgs 2-33A glider approximately 5 miles east of the Hood River airport in some ridge soaring conditions. The wind blew the…

## Other investigations on N2052T (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB WPR13CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA333), Jul 20, 2013: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (N2052T), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider encountered atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in an off airport landing on rough terrain.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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