ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 281423
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| Date: | Thursday 4 August 2022 |
| Time: | 14:57 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Long Island Soaring Association Inc |
| Registration: | N2055T |
| MSN: | 495 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3163 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Shirley, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Shirley-Brookhaven Airport, NY (WSH/KHWV) |
| Shirley-Brookhaven Airport, NY (WSH/KHWV) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor of the glider reported that the takeoff for the instruction flight was along a grass area adjacent to a paved runway. The takeoff began with the right wing down to practice a standard unassisted takeoff. As the takeoff roll began, the right wing rose, and the glider entered ground effect. Several seconds later, the flight instructor heard a “boom' as the glider bounced up. He then released the tow rope and landed straight down the grass runway uneventfully. The flight instructor exited the glider and noted damage to the right wing as a result of a collision with an electrical junction box for the runway's precision approach path indicator. He added that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions with the glider. Postaccident examination of the glider by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector confirmed substantial damage to the glider's right aileron.
Probable Cause: The flight instructor's failure to ensure clearance from an electrical junction box during takeoff, which resulted in a collision.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA22LA370
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 March 1990 | N2055T | Private | 0 | BrookHaven, NY | |
min |
| 21 October 2000 | N2055T | Private | 0 | Shirley, New York | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Aug-2022 12:48 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 07-May-2023 09:07 | ASN Update Bot | Updated |
| 07-May-2023 09:08 | harro | Updated |
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