# Accident 20070522009219A: Scwzer SGS233A, Los Alamitos, CA, May 22, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2007, 15:45 local time
- Place: Los Alamitos, CA
- Airport: Los Alamitos Aaf
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7944° N, 118.0525° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7944&lon=-118.0525&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65844, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65844-2013-10-24) (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 flight hours: 70 total, 70 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070522009219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/22/2007, DURING TAKEOFF SEQUENCE OF A WINCH LAUNCH AT LOS ALAMITOS ARMY AIRFIELD TAXIWAY C, SAFETY ROPE BROKE AT APPROXIMATELY 300-400 FT. ALTITUDE. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CONDUCT A 90 DEGREE RIGHT TURN AND THEN EXECUTE AN APPROXIMATE 270 DEGREE LEFT TURN AND LAND ON ADJACENT MARKED GRASS LANDING STRIP. PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO TAXIWAY C AND ATTEMPTED TO ALIGN ON MARKED GRASS LANDING STRIP AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED AN UNUSED FUEL TRUCK LOCATED IN BETWEEN TAXIWAY C AND THE MARKED GRASS LANDING STRIP. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES, AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE AREA AND FORWARD RIGHT SIDE OF FUSELAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO FUEL TRUCK.

## 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 LAX07CA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA172), May 22, 2007: Schweizer SGS2-33A (N65844), Los Alamitos, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the towrope during the initial climb out.

## Other reports on N65844 (2)

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

- [Accident 19961020041649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961020041649A), Oct 20, 1996: Scwzer SGS233A (N65844), Los Alamitos, CA, Substantial damage. Student became low and slow on approach. CFI took over landed off airport. Wing spar bent on pipe. No anomalies.
- [Accident 19910622023839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910622023839A), Jun 22, 1991: Scwzer SGS233A (N65844), Tehachapi, CA, Minor damage. Glider made a hard landing at 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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