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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Amtr SCIMITAR · Hardscrable, WV · April 25, 1998

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Date: April 25, 1998 · 13:30 local
Place: Hardscrable, WV
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12PX
Reported as: Amtr Scimitar
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total120 in this make and model

N12PXRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2007 · Masak Peter C SCIMITARS/N 001 · Built 1994 Airframe modelMasak Peter C SCIMITAR Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Glider encountered wave downwash in confined area. Ground looped avoid trees. Fuselage tailcone broke aft of wings. (.4) the pilot was ridge soaring and encountered an unexpected down current from an upwind plateau causing him to execute an emergency landing to a field approximately 450 feet in length. After touchdown the pilot ground looped the glider to avoid hitting a tree.

As the FAA filed it

GLIDER ENCOUNTERED WAVE DOWNWASH IN CONFINED AREA. GROUND LOOPED AVOID TREES. FUSELAGE TAILCONE BROKE AFT OF WINGS. (.4) THE PILOT WAS RIDGE SOARING AND ENCOUNTERED AN UNEXPECTED DOWN CURRENT FROM AN UPWIND PLATEAU CAUSING HIM TO EXECUTE AN EMERGENCY LANDING TO A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 450 FEET IN LENGTH. AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE PILOT GROUND LOOPED THE GLIDER TO AVOID HITTING A TREE.

Other reports on N12PX · 1

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

Accident 20040523020879ANormal Cruise · Alexandria, PA(-23) The Scimitar glider, equipped with a flight date recorder was participating in a competition event at mifflin county airport (rvl). The recovered flight data indicated a steady altitude loss from 3,300 feet to 1,775 feet during the last five (5) minutes…May 23, 2004 · Destroyed · 1 fatal