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N33964 accident description

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Crash location 36.860278°N, 76.692500°W
Nearest city Windsor, VA
36.808483°N, 76.744125°W
4.6 miles away
Tail number N33964
Accident date 25 Sep 2005
Aircraft type Schweizer SGS-2-33A
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The student pilot of a Schweizer SGS 2-33A glider was on her first solo flight. The pilot released the glider from the tow plane about 3000 feet mean sea level, and upon returning to the gliderport, descended below traffic pattern altitude because she "misread her altimeter." According to witnesses, the glider appeared "very low" on the base leg. The pilot overflew the runway approach path, turned "too sharply" to align with the runway centerline, and "[the glider] fell out of the sky." The glider overflew the runway and struck a hangar wall, a tent support post, and came to rest on top of two ground support vehicles. The pilot reported that there were no deficiencies with the performance and handling of the glider.

NTSB Probable Cause

The solo student pilot's loss of control during landing.

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