# Accident 19910902038929A: Sptpuz RF5B, Lockport, NY, September 2, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1991, 11:15 local time
- Place: Lockport, NY
- Airport: Lockport Cambria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1695° N, 78.6958° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lockport, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1695&lon=-78.6958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55SM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55SM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Sportavia Putzer RF5B SPERBER (registry code 8451016, https://openairdocs.org/model/sportavia-putzer-rf5b-sperber) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Limbach 1700E (registry code 38602, https://openairdocs.org/engine/limbach-1700e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPTPUZ RF5B
- Reported engine: LIMBAH SL1700EC
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,250 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902038929A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK BRUSH ON SIDE OF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROTATING GLIDER INTO LARGER BRUSH.BLAMED RUNWAY MISALIGNMENT ON WIND GUST

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N55SM (1)

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

- [Accident 19760810023859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760810023859A), Aug 10, 1976: Sptpuz RF5B (N55SM), Penfield, PA, Substantial damage. Lost power at 3200 ft,engine not equipped with carburetor heat system

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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