# Incident 19780323010139I: Sphrth CIRRUS, Minden, NY, March 23, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1978, 15:15 local time
- Place: Minden, NY
- Airport: Douglas Co
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9271° N, 74.6975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Minden, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9271&lon=-74.6975&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99VJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99VJ-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth CIRRUS (registry code 38019VC, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH CIRRUS
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 25 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/19780323010139I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MISJUDJED HIS DESCENT AND SCRAPED THE GROUND WITH HIS GLIDER WING TIP WHILE LINING UP TO LAND.

## Other reports on N99VJ (1)

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

- [Incident 19890402015309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402015309I), Apr 2, 1989: Sphrth CIRRUS (N99VJ), Monroe, GA, Minor damage. Glider too low on final. Dragged tree top and nosed over impacting nose down.

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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