# Incident 19780129004379I: Scwzer SGS233A, San Diego, CA, January 29, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 29, 1978, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Jacumba
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6159° N, 116.1655° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JACUMBA (L78), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6159&lon=-116.1655&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65918, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65918) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 2-33A (registry code 8051606, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-2-33a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS233A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 12 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004379I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

GLIDER LOW ON FINAL APPROACH. WING STRUCK BUSH TURNING AIRCRAFT 90 DEGREES.

## Other reports on N65918 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060520008969I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060520008969I), May 20, 2006: Scwzer SGS233A (N65918), North Plains, OR, Minor damage. (-23) According to PIC: "on final approach to landing, I encountered a thermal at the end of the runway. I put the nose down to maintain altitude, and ended up…
- [Accident 19980611013249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980611013249A), Jun 11, 1998: Scwzer SGS233A (N65918), North Plains, OR, Substantial damage. Left wing impacted a pole during landing roll. (.4)the pilot-in-command (PIC) reported that he 'failed to maintain proper control of the aircraft, deviated…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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