NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR22LA270
Registry · N2482W
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
SCHWEIZER SGS 2-33
Year of manufacture
1967 · 55 years old at event
Engine
NONE NONE
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19670825
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2506A
Registrant of record
BIG SKY JET INC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The student pilot’s improper landing flare, and the instructor’s lack of remedial action.
Factual narrative
During an instructional flight in the glider, the student pilot reported that, he turned onto final approach early as he felt that he was low. The student lined up with the airstrip and reported that the touchdown was not smooth, and the glider was angled slightly to the right. The glider bounded and turned more to the right. Before he could make a correction, the glider veered off the right side of the airstrip and collided with terrain. The flight instructor reported that, he should have been more proactive when the student delayed in turning to the base leg due to his confusion with the runway appearance as he thought that the student could handle things himself. The glider’s empennage was substantially damaged. Neither pilot reported that there were any preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Lack of action-Instructor/check pilot
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Student/instructed pilot
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Student/instructed pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Landing flare-Not attained/maintained
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2022_WPR22LA270.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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