20020601017929I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Rolsch LS 4A · Kresgeville, PA · June 1, 2002

Date
June 1, 2002 · 16:00 local
Place
Kresgeville, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N68RM
Reported as
Rolsch LS4A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
271 total13 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Pilot departed philadelphia gliderport on cross-country flight in a glider. After 3.5 hours aloft, pilot lost lift and attempted to land glider in a plowed field. Aircraft's right wingtip dug into ground, causing minor damage to glider. No injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT DEPARTED PHILADELPHIA GLIDERPORT ON CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT IN A GLIDER. AFTER 3.5 HOURS ALOFT, PILOT LOST LIFT AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND GLIDER IN A PLOWED FIELD. AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WINGTIP DUG INTO GROUND, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO GLIDER. NO INJURIES.