# Accident 20000422007559A: Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1, Hood River, OR, April 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Hood River, OR
- Airport: Hood River Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.6106° N, 121.5806° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6106&lon=-121.5806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N272AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N272AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Szybowcowy Zaklad Doswiadczaln JANTAR-2A-SZD 42-1 (registry code 8821640, https://openairdocs.org/model/szybowcowy-zaklad-doswiadczaln-jantar-2a-szd-42-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000422007559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A ROUTINE FLIGHT, THE PILOT LANDED THE GLIDER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF A GRASS RUNWAY AND ALLOWED THE LEFT WING TO CONTACT TALL GRASS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THIS RESULTED IN A GROUND LOOP WHICH CAUSED THE FUSELAGE TO CRACK AND SHEARED THE LANDING GEAR.

## 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 SEA00LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA077), Apr 22, 2000: PZL-Bielsko Jantar 2A (N272AS), Hood River, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the glider after its wing came in contact with long grass growing on the runway surface. Factors include the pilot's improper decision to…

## Other reports on N272AS (1)

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

- [Accident 20040502015559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040502015559A), May 2, 2004: Amtr SZD421 (N272AS), Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) Glider flight originated from Hood River airport at approximately 1130 local. On return flight to Hood River, descending from cloud base of 800 ft.,…

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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