ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29409
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| Date: | Saturday 3 November 2001 |
| Time: | 14:30 |
| Type: |  Schleicher ASW 19 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N19KH |
| MSN: | 19125 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1631 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jersey Shore, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Unionville, PA (79N) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was returning from a cross country glider flight when the glider encountered a downdraft. The pilot was unable to maintain altitude, and could not reach the nearest airport. The pilot elected to land on a "canopy" of trees beneath the glider. The glider collided with the tree tops, and fell to the ground. The pilot reported that an annual inspection of the glider was completed on the day of the accident, and that there were no mechanical deficiencies. The weather reported at an airport about 20 miles east of the accident site, included clear skies with the wind from 270 degrees at 8 knots, gusting to 15 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's in-flight encounter with weather, which led to a forced landing to unsuitable terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20011204X02349&key=1
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 5 July 1996 | N19KH | Grant C. Hilty | 0 | Salem, UT | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jun-2009 03:36 | DColclasure | Updated |
| 07-Mar-2010 09:57 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:16 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:20 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 10-Dec-2017 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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