- Date
- May 19, 1985, 17:00 local (May 20, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place
- Wenatchee, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N65907Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850519018169A
- Case key
- 40162
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While returning to the arpt to land, the acft encountered strong downdrafts of 600 to 800 fpm. An off arpt landing was made and while turning from base to final, the left wing tip struck the ground. A groundloop then occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N65907
- Reported as
- Schweizer SGS 2-33A
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 364
- Airframe hours
- 1,275
- Engine
- None NONE, unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Cascade Soaring Society, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · September 1, 1984
- Departed
- EAT · Wenatchee, WA
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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Unknown
- Seat
- Rear
- Flight hours
- 270 total · 200 in this make and model · 250 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- EAT, 3 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.