ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 70995
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| Date: | Sunday 18 December 1983 |
| Time: | 12:55 |
| Type: |  Schweizer SGS 2-33A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N17SH |
| MSN: | |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1725 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mokuleia, Oahu, HI -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT WAS RATED FOR AIRPLANES & HELICOPTERS, BUT DID NOT HAVE A GLIDER RATING. HE HAD ONLY 2.5 HRS IN GLIDERS, ALL OF WHICH WAS IN THIS SAME MAKE & MODEL. DURING A SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLT, HE ENCOUNTERED A HIGH SINK WHILE ON A BASE TURN TO LAND. HE STATED THAT AFTER EXPERIENCING THE SINK RATE, HE HAD INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO REACH THE RWY. THE PLT REPORTED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, HE ENCOUNTER A GUST OF WIND, THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND & THE ACFT GROUND LOOPED.
Sources:
NTSB Identification: LAX84LA135
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2010 07:14 | DColclasure | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 15-Jun-2023 03:48 | Ron Averes | Updated [[Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency]] |
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