# Accident 19840916049309A: Scwzer SGU222E, Ames, IA, September 16, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1984, 14:30 local time
- Place: Ames, IA
- Airport: Ames
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Initial Approach-IFR
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0210° N, 93.6197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0210&lon=-93.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9920J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9920J-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGU 2-22E (registry code 8050612, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgu-2-22e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGU222E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 1 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC84FCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FCD03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916049309A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PILOT STALLED GLIDER WHILE TRYING TO STRECH GLIDE BACK TO AIRPORT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC84FCD03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC84FCD03), Sep 16, 1984: Schweizer SGU2-22E (N9920J), Ames, IA, minor damage

## Other reports on N9920J (1)

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

- [Accident 19980717028149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980717028149A), Jul 17, 1998: Amtr 222E (N9920J), Canon City, CO, Substantial damage. (-23) The glider was on final but low and the pilot pulled the nose up in an attempt to stretch the glide and the craft stalled and fell approximately one…

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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