ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 68984
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| Date: | Thursday 30 May 1996 |
| Time: | 14:20 LT |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
| Owner/operator: | John Wiliam Styer |
| Registration: | N1197S |
| MSN: | 0197 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2050 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming%20O-235-N2C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Franklinton, NC -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | North Raleigh, NC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The instructor pilot stated that the student pilot was operating the aircraft controls during the landing approach. The glider started to drift right of the runway centerline. As the glider drifted farther, the instructor took over the controls. He reported having full deflection of the flight controls to counteract the drift, but the glider continued to drift. The right wing tip of the glider then hit trees, and the glider spun until it came to rest in the trees approximately ten feet off the ground. The instructor pilot reported that the trees are about 25 feet from the edge of the runway.
Probable Cause: the failure of the instructor pilot to maintain control of the aircraft.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ATL96LA089
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Oct-2009 09:13 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 09-Apr-2024 06:40 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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