# Accident 20040523020879A: Amtr SCIMITAR, Alexandria, PA, May 23, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Alexandria, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5584° N, 78.0999° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Alexandria, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5584&lon=-78.0999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12PX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12PX-2007-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Masak Peter C SCIMITAR (registry code 05626C2, https://openairdocs.org/model/masak-peter-c-scimitar) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR SCIMITAR
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,743 total, 280 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040523020879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE SCIMITAR GLIDER, EQUIPPED WITH A FLIGHT DATE RECORDER WAS PARTICIPATING IN A COMPETITION EVENT AT MIFFLIN COUNTY AIRPORT (RVL). THE RECOVERED FLIGHT DATA INDICATED A STEADY ALTITUDE LOSS FROM 3,300 FEET TO 1,775 FEET DURING THE LAST FIVE (5) MINUTES OF FLIGHT. DURING THAT FLIGHT SEGMENT THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY UP A VEE SHAPED VALLEY AND CROSS THE RIDGE AT THE HEAD OF THE VALLEY. CORRECTIVE MANEUVERS WERE NOT ADEQUATE TO COUNTERACT LOSS OF LIFT OR UNEXPECTED DOWNDRAFT CONDITIONS. THE GLIDER IMPACTED TREES ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE, 325 FEET FROM THE TOP. THE GLIDER BROKE UP UPON IMPACT WITH THE VEE OF A LARGE TREE. THE PILOT WAS THROWN FROM THE WRECKAGE AND WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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

## Other reports on N12PX (1)

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

- [Accident 19980425007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980425007639A), Apr 25, 1998: Amtr SCIMITAR (N12PX), Hardscrable, WV, Substantial damage. Glider encountered wave downwash in confined area. Ground looped avoid trees. Fuselage tailcone broke aft of wings. (.4) the pilot was ridge soaring and…

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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