# Incident 19790213005199I: Scwzer SGU222, High Springs, FL, February 13, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1979, 15:30 local time
- Place: High Springs, FL
- Airport: Rudy'S
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7996° N, 82.5893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of High Springs, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7996&lon=-82.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N50RE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50RE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGU 2-22 (registry code 8050602, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGU222
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 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/19790213005199I

## Narrative

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

DURING TOW GLIDER PILOT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF AILERON CONTROL. AILERON CONTROL TORN PN22B-115 HAD BROKEN.

## Other reports on N50RE (1)

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

- [Accident 19840318008119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840318008119A), Mar 18, 1984: Scwzer SGU222 (N50RE), Williston, FL, Substantial damage. Glider pilot made long landing in grass along side of runway and glider collided with tetrahedron.

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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