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FAA accident report · PDP SZD-50-3 · Lone Pine, CA · July 18, 2004

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Date
July 18, 2004 · 15:00 local
Place
Lone Pine, CA
Airport
Lone Pine Airport
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N19SZ
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX04CA270
Reported as
PDP SZD503
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
225 total25 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days
N19SZRegistration cancelled Aug 7, 2013 · Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3S/N B2115 · Built 1997Airframe modelPdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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

(-23) The pilot was making an approach to a dirt, southeast runway at Lone Pine, CA., when he clipped a tree with the wing of the glider due to sink. It was completely unexpected. The glider landed sideways on the runway and was destroyed.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO A DIRT, SOUTHEAST RUNWAY AT LONE PINE, CA., WHEN HE CLIPPED A TREE WITH THE WING OF THE GLIDER DUE TO SINK. IT WAS COMPLETELY UNEXPECTED. THE GLIDER LANDED SIDEWAYS ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS DESTROYED.

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 LAX04CA270Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLone Pine, CAthe pilot failed to maintain runway alignment, and misjudged the clearance between the tree and the wing resulting in a collision with the tree.Jul 18, 2004 · Substantial damage