# Accident 20000725007539A: Eirvon PIK20E, Hamilton, MT, July 25, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2000, 19:06 local time
- Place: Hamilton, MT
- Airport: Ravalli County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1591° N, 114.1409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1591&lon=-114.1409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27RT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27RT-2012-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eiriavion PIK 20E (registry code 5760207, https://openairdocs.org/model/eiriavion-pik-20e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIRVON PIK20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA00LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000725007539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PIC STATED THAT WHILE ON APPROACH, HE THOUGHT THAT HE WAS COMING IN FOR A LANDING A LITTLE HIGH. HE STATED THAT HE REALIZED THAT THE GLIDER WAS NOT GOING TO TOUCH DOWN. HE FLEW TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY (TRAFFIC WAS NOT A FACTOR). HE PROCEEDED TO PULL THE NOSE UP TO DO A STEEP 180 RIGHT TURN. THEN HE PROCEEDED TO DO A 180 LEFT TURN AND FIGURED HE PULLED IT TOO TIGHT. HE THEN PULLED THE NOSE UP AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND.

## 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 SEA00LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA144), Jul 26, 2000: Eiriavion PIK 20E (N27RT), Hamilton, MT, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's entering an inadvertent stall condition during a high angle of bank turn (maneuvering), and the lack of adequate altitude in which to successfully recover before ground impact.

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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