20011002025829A

Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Rich Harry A WOODSTOCK I · Waynesburg, PA · October 2, 2001

Date: October 2, 2001 · 11:00 local
Place: Waynesburg, PA
Airport: Greene County Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N21468
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC02LA004
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N21468Registration cancelled Oct 23, 2018 · Rich Harry A WOODSTOCK IS/N 001 · Built 1999 Airframe modelRich Harry A WOODSTOCK I Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) The aircraft (glider) was being towed by a small truck for a ground launch on turf, as the glider began to lift-off the canopy came loose and broke away from the aircraft. The student pilot took his hands off of the controls to protect his face and lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft was at an altitude of approximately 10 feet at this time, the aircraft stalled and impacted the ground. There is minimal damage to the aircraft, however the student pilot injured his back due to the hard landing. This investigation is closed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT (GLIDER) WAS BEING TOWED BY A SMALL TRUCK FOR A GROUND LAUNCH ON TURF, AS THE GLIDER BEGAN TO LIFT-OFF THE CANOPY CAME LOOSE AND BROKE AWAY FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK HIS HANDS OFF OF THE CONTROLS TO PROTECT HIS FACE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS AT AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET AT THIS TIME, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. THERE IS MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, HOWEVER THE STUDENT PILOT INJURED HIS BACK DUE TO THE HARD LANDING. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB NYC02LA004Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWaynesburg, PAAn improperly secured canopy latch, which resulted in canopy separation during liftoff and the pilot's subsequent loss of control. A factor was the improper installation of the latch.Oct 2, 2001 · Minor damage

Other reports on N21468 · 1

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

Accident 20151011019499ALanding: Approach · Decatur, TXOn October 11, 2015, at approximately 1615 CDT, a Rich harry Woodstock I experimental amateur built glider, bearing registration number N21468, registered to the pilot, peter n. blount, impacted the ground approximately 200 feet north of the approach end of…Oct 11, 2015 · Destroyed · 1 fatal