# Accident 20030316004529A: Scwzer SGS134, San Diego, CA, March 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Torry Pines Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8939° N, 117.2333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8939&lon=-117.2333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1169S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1169S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (registry code 8050146, https://openairdocs.org/model/schweizer-sgs-1-34) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCWZER SGS134
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 6 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316004529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N1169S, SCHWEIZER STS-134 GLIDER MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE TORREY PINES GLIDER PORT. MAJOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT, MINOR INJURIES TO SOLE OCCUPANT. NTSB UPGRADED THIS OCCURENCE TO AN ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX03LA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA133), Mar 16, 2003: Schweizer SGS 1-34 (N1169S), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare and descent rate. A contributing factor was the pilot's misjudged speed and distance.

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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