# Accident 19970816022569A: Laistr LP49, North Plains, OR, August 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 1997, 16:30 local time
- Place: North Plains, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6709° N, 123.0204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6709&lon=-123.0204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40NH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40NH-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Laister Sailplane Products LP-49 (registry code 5100102, https://openairdocs.org/model/laister-sailplane-products-lp-49) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LAISTR LP49
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 55 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970816022569A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED OFF FIELD, CLIPPED A WING, AND FLIPPED OVER. (.4) ON AUGUST16, 1997, ABOUT 1630 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, N40NH, A LAISTER LP-49 GLIDER, REGISTERED TO THE OWNER/PILOT, COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN DURING LANDING IN NORTH PLAINS, OREGON, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM NORTH PLAINS ABOUT 1515 AND WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR 91. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FROM HILLSBORO, OREGON, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND BACK AT THE GLIDEPORT, BUT WAS FORCED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD LOCATED ABOUT ONE-QUARTER MILE AWAY. DURING THE LANDING, THE GLIDER IMPACTED TERRAIN, TUMBLED, AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN STATEMENT (ATTACHED) SENT TO THE SAFETY BOARD, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE "...SHOULD HAVE...SELECTED APPROPRIATE LAND-OUT FIELD WHEN (ALTITUDE ABOVE THE GROUND) REACHED 1500 (FEET). INSTEAD, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REACH "HOME" FIELD." THE PILOT ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WERE NO PREIMPACT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA97LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA190), Aug 16, 1997: Laister LP-49 (N40NH), North Plains, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an inadequate landing site, and his failure to adequately plan his return glide back to his home gliderport. A factor contributing to the accident was rough terrain.

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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