# Accident 20010808025129A: Rockisland, WA, August 8, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2001, 18:00 local time
- Place: Rockisland, WA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3732° N, 120.1421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rock Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3732&lon=-120.1421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5678S (not matched to a registry record)
- Pilot certificates: Student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010808025129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOTS NARRATIVE: I WAS TOO LOW TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT AND HAD TO FIND AN ALTERNATE LANDING SITE, A GRASSY FIELD. I LANDED IN A TAILWIND AND CAME IN HIGH AND FAST. I BROUGHT THE GLIDER DOWN BUT BOUNCED AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP. THE GLIDERS WINGS IMPACTED TREES ON EITHER SIDE. THE GLIDER CONTINUED FOR PERHAPS FORTY FEET BEFORE STOPPING.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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