# Incident 20040601009559I: Eirvon PIK20E, Frederick, MD, June 1, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2004, 14:50 local time
- Place: Frederick, MD
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4385° N, 77.4117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Frederick, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4385&lon=-77.4117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29JH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29JH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Molino PIK-20B (registry code 5760104, https://openairdocs.org/model/molino-pik-20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIRVON PIK20E
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040601009559I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A SOARING COMPETITION OUT OF W54, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTED CLOUDS AND WEATHER MOVING IN. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND AT FDK WHICH WAS CLOSEST AIRPORT. THE WINDS BECAME MORE SEVERE AND HE ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS AND RAIN SO HE OPTED TO LAND IN A FIELD. DURING LANDING APPROACH AT 15 MPH THE AIRCRAFT APPARENTLY EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN UPDRAFT, CLIMBED ABOUT 20 FEET AND LANDED HARD. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT AND MINOR INJURY TO PILOT. SEVERAL OTHER GLIDERS WERE ALSO FORCED DOWN BY WEATHER DURING THE COMPETITION.

## Other reports on N29JH (1)

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

- [Accident 20060617021879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060617021879A), Jun 17, 2006: Eirvon PIK20E (N29JH), Carlisle, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost lift in a steep (full flap 90 degree) bank, while in a turn to a landing field. The field was a hay field in the vicinity of the Carlisle…

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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