Schweizer SGS 2-32 accident near Shirley, NY
On April 27, 2013, a Schweizer SGS 2-32 (glider) was involved in an accident near Shirley, NY. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- April 27, 2013
- Place
- Shirley, NY
- Aircraft
- Schweizer SGS 2-32 · Glider
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.809°N, 72.855°W
- NTSB ID
- 20130427X24846
Official records · ERA13FA215
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn April 27, 2013, about 1130 eastern daylight time, a Schweizer SGS 2-32 glider, N9857E, operated by the Long Island Soaring Association (LISA), was substantially damaged when it impacted a road, following a loss of control in flight during approach to Brookhaven Airport (HWV), Shirley, New York. The private pilot was fatally injured. The personal flight was conducted under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local flight that departed HWV about 1115. The glider was based at HWV and according to a LISA flight instructor, just prior to the accident flight; he completed an uneventful "checkout" flight with the accident pilot in the accident glider. The checkout flight with the accident pilot was required by LISA club rules for any pilot that had not flown the make and model glider within the previous 6 months. The flight instructor further stated that the checkout flight went well and the accident pilot performed maneuvers such as stalls and steep turns. The flight instructor was particularly impressed with the accident pilot's landing as the accident glider was the most difficult to land of LISA's gliders as it did not require any flare and was basically flown onto the runway. The flight instructor added that he did not note any deficiencies with the accident pilot during the checkout flight. The tow airplane pilot was taxiing on the ground at the time of the accident and the flight instructor was sitting outside at a staging area. The tow airplane pilot re
Probable cause
The pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed during final approach, which resulted in a stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s likely impairment due to an over-the-counter sedating antihistamine.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
