ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 198517
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 2017 |
| Time: | 15:45 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N1242S |
| MSN: | 224 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1971 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2557 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Springfield, VT -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Springfield, VT (VSF) |
| Springfield, VT (VSF) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that, during the turn to final approach, the glider appeared to be above glidepath, so the student pilot used dive brakes to descend. He added that, once the glider returned to a normal glidepath, the student retracted the dive brakes, but the glider continued in a “higher than normal” descent rate. The flight instructor took control of the glider and landed short of the intended runway in trees.
The glider sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
The student pilot failed to submit a written statement after multiple requests.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain an adequate glidepath and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in the glider landing short of the runway in trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2017 17:25 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
| 19-Aug-2017 16:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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