# Incident 19920512019649I: Scwzer SGS233A, Los Alamitos, CA, May 12, 1992

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Los Alamitos, CA
- Airport: Los Alamitos Afb
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7969° N, 118.0612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Alamitos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7969&lon=-118.0612&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2037T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2037T) (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: 1,350 total, 35 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920512019649I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST LATERAL CONTROL OF GLIDER WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO SIDE-SLIP TO A LANDING. COLLIDED WITH A FUEL TRUCK.

## Other reports on N2037T (1)

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

- [Accident 19970413005879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970413005879A), Apr 13, 1997: Scwzer SGS233A (N2037T), Llano, CA, Substantial damage. Crosswind blew glider off course struck fence post trying to regain heading.

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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