# Accident 20010705017619A: Rolsch LS3A, Warren Co, VA, July 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2001, 16:38 local time
- Place: Warren Co, VA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9506° N, 78.2836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9506&lon=-78.2836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N113RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N113RM-2025-06-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider OHG LS3-A (registry code 3801214, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ohg-ls3-a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLSCH LS3A
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010705017619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. FREDERICK K. MUELLER PIC OF N113RM AND SN3352 ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON A GRASS FIELD (NON AIRPORT) STRUCK THE LEFT WING TIP OF THE GLIDER ON A PINE TREE APPROXIMATELY 15 FT. TALL. STRIKING THE WING TIP CAUSED THE NOSE OF THE GLIDER TO STRIKE THE GROUND FIRST.  CANOPY SHATTERED AND SPAR CARRY-THROUGH BOX BROKE IN THE IMPACT.

## 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 IAD01LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA076), Jul 5, 2001: Rolladen-Schneider LS3-A (N113RM), Front Royal, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate altitude/clearance from a tree along his final approach path.

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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