# Accident 20000722012119A: Amtr HP11A, Dansville, NY, July 22, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2000, 12:05 local time
- Place: Dansville, NY
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3905° N, 77.6893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3905&lon=-77.6893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N586A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N586A-2001-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schreder HP-11-A (registry code 056035Q, https://openairdocs.org/model/schreder-hp-11-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR HP11A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000722012119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 22, 2000, HAROLD LYONS  WAS FLYING A GLIDER AND WENT BEYOND THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE LOOKING FOR A THERMAL THAT WOULD KEEP THE AIRCRAFT IN THE AIR.  THE GLIDER STARTED TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND PILOT HAD TO LAND IN THE TREES.

## 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 NYC00LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA208), Jul 22, 2000: Schreder HP-11-A (N586A), Dansville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to continue the flight with an unfavorable wind. A factor related to the accident was the loss of thermal lift.

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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