ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 299171
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| Date: | Saturday 1 April 2000 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Sportavia-Pützer RF-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N55GS |
| MSN: | 51031 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1000 hours |
| Engine model: | Limbach SL 1700E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | GILLESPIE, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | MONONGAHELA , PA (P53 |
| OAKLAND , MD (2G4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
While at an altitude of 2,500 feet, the pilot opted to change the propeller pitch from climb to cruise. While doing so, the pilot noticed a sudden power loss, and the engine shut off. The pilot attempted to restart the engine with no success and performed a forced landing to a farm field. During the landing an outrigger rod broke. The pilot also observed the engine ignition switch in the off position, 'indicating the possibility that I had inadvertently touched it while operating the mechanical lever for the [propeller] pitch change.' The pilot replaced the outrigger rod and attempted a takeoff from the field. After liftoff, the pilot noticed that the motorglider began to drift to the right, and struck a small tree located on the edge of the field. The motorglider veered further to the right, touched down on the ground, struck two embankments lined with fence posts, and came to rest in an adjacent farm field. Examination of the accident site revealed that the airplane departed the field on a heading of about 080 degrees. The winds reported by an airport 20 miles to the northwest were from 210 degrees at 10 knots.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper weather evaluation, resulting in a tailwind departure.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC00LA108
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 16-Oct-2022 03:23 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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