- Date
- August 24, 1968
- Place
- Boise, ID · BOISE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N50796Schweizer SGS2-8
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108587
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3672 68/8/24 BOISE,ID SCHWEIZER SGS2-8 CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 117 TIME - 1400 N50796 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BRADLEY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 135 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 15 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DOWNDRAFTS PREVENTED RETURN TO FLD. PLT CAUGHT WING IN ALFALFA DURING LNDG. WINDS 15K,GUSTING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N50796
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS2-8
- Category
- Glider
- Engine
- none
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Bradley
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