ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277476
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| Date: | Saturday 16 April 2022 |
| Time: | 14:34 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
| Owner/operator: | North Carolina Soaring Association |
| Registration: | N7784S |
| MSN: | 154 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4091 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Crooked Creek Airport (7NC5), Zebulon, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Zebulon, NC |
| Zebulon, NC | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor and student pilot were practicing a tow rope failure and were landing the glider with a light, quartering tailwind. On final approach the glider drifted right of the runway centerline and just before touchdown, the right wing struck a tree, which resulted in substantial damage to the right wing and canopy. The flight instructor reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control with a quartering tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA196
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7784S
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2022 12:39 | gerard57 | Added |
| 17-Apr-2022 21:53 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:03 | gerard57 | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 18-Apr-2022 05:41 | gianniprof | Updated [Total occupants] |
| 18-Apr-2022 10:54 | Captain Adam | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2022 23:46 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 07-Jul-2022 18:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report] |
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