# Incident 20060520008969I: Scwzer SGS233A, North Plains, OR, May 20, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2006, 14:15 local time
- Place: North Plains, OR
- Airport: North Plains Gliderport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6040° N, 123.0250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at North Plains Gliderport (1OR4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6040&lon=-123.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65918, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65918) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 21 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060520008969I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO PIC: "ON FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING, I ENCOUNTERED A THERMAL AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. I PUT THE NOSE DOWN TO MAINTAIN ALTITUDE, AND ENDED UP TOUCHING DOWN AT A STEEPER ANGLE THAN PLANNED. AS I TOUCHED DOWN, I BOUNCED UP AND AS I TOUCHED DOWN A SECOND TIME I FELT A SHARP PAIN IN MY BACK. AS I ROLLED TO A STOP I ENDED UP TURNING TOWARDS THE NORTH (DAMAGING THE WING WHEEL) AND STOPPED HORIZONTALLY ACROSS RUNWAY 26, FACING NORTH."

## Other reports on N65918 (2)

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

- [Accident 19980611013249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980611013249A), Jun 11, 1998: Scwzer SGS233A (N65918), North Plains, OR, Substantial damage. Left wing impacted a pole during landing roll. (.4)the pilot-in-command (PIC) reported that he 'failed to maintain proper control of the aircraft, deviated…
- [Incident 19780129004379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004379I), Jan 29, 1978: Scwzer SGS233A (N65918), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. Glider low on final approach. Wing struck bush turning aircraft 90 degrees.

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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