# Accident 19980717028149A: Amtr 222E, Canon City, CO, July 17, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1998
- Place: Canon City, CO
- Airport: Fremont County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4395° N, 105.2297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4395&lon=-105.2297&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: AMTR 222E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW98LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980717028149A

## Narrative

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

(-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 METER TO THE RUNWAY.

## 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 FTW98LA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW98LA323), Jul 17, 1998: Schweizer SGU 2-22E (N9920J), Canon City, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance/altitude and his premature deployment of the spoilers, resulting in a undershoot and hard landing.

## Other reports on N9920J (1)

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

- [Accident 19840916049309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840916049309A), Sep 16, 1984: Scwzer SGU222E (N9920J), Ames, IA, Minor damage. Glider pilot stalled glider while trying to strech glide back to airport.

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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