# Accident 20011002025829A: Rich Harry A WOODSTOCK I, Waynesburg, PA, October 2, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2001, 11:00 local time
- Place: Waynesburg, PA
- Airport: Greene County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8892° N, 80.1808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8892&lon=-80.1808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21468, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21468-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rich Harry A WOODSTOCK I (registry code 056074I, https://openairdocs.org/model/rich-harry-a-woodstock-i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011002025829A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 NYC02LA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA004), Oct 2, 2001: Rich Woodstock I (N21468), Waynesburg, PA, minor damage. Probable cause: An 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.

## Other reports on N21468 (1)

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

- [Accident 20151011019499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151011019499A), Oct 11, 2015: Rich Harry A WOODSTOCK I (N21468), Decatur, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On October 11, 2015, at approximately 1615 CDT, a Rich harry Woodstock I experimental amateur built glider, bearing registration number N21468, registered to…

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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