ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 45146
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| Date: | Saturday 19 July 2003 |
| Time: | 17:30 |
| Type: | Glasflügel H-101 Salto |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N999JB |
| MSN: | 44 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1077 hours |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rock Hill, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Wurtsboro, NY (N82) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The glider was aero-towed, and released. After release, the glider was not observed until about 2 1/2 hour later, when the pilot attempted a landing on a road surrounded by trees. The left wing dug into an adjacent dirt bank and the glider came to rest inverted on the road. A suitable landing area was located about 1,000 feet north of the accident site. A witness in a vehicle traveling southbound on the road saw the glider proceeding south, past his position, and then reverse course to the north, after which he lost sight of the glider. As he continued to travel south on the road, he came upon the glider on the road, inverted. The wing span of the glider was 44.6 feet. The paved area of the road was 20 feet wide. Trees overhung the road on both sides, and there was dirt bank, higher than the road, on the west side of the road, about 20 feet west of the centerline of the road.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable area for landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20030729X01208&key=1
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Oct-2008 00:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 05-Dec-2010 04:43 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Damage] |
| 08-Jan-2011 08:59 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Dec-2017 18:55 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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