ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 65358
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| Date: | Saturday 4 March 2006 |
| Time: | 16:00 |
| Type: |  Politechnika Warszawska PW-5 Smyk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N153PS |
| MSN: | 17-10-025 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hardwick, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Blairstown, NJ (1N7) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, after about 2 hours of ridgeline flying, and during the return leg to the departure airport, he attempted to cross a valley were he encountered "strong turbulent air pushing the glider down." The pilot was able to transition through the valley but was unable to find any "substantial lift" on the opposite side. Unable to locate a suitable forced landing area, the pilot performed a forced landing into trees.
Probable Cause: A loss of lift which resulted in a forced landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20060404X00390&key=1
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2009 11:55 | David Colclasure | Added |
| 26-Nov-2011 12:48 | Alpine Flight | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 05-Dec-2017 09:04 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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