# Accident 20040718012879A: Pdp SZD503, Lone Pine, CA, July 18, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Lone Pine, CA
- Airport: Lone Pine Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.5883° N, 118.0519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5883&lon=-118.0519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19SZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19SZ-2013-08-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3 (registry code 8821647, https://openairdocs.org/model/pdps-pzl-bielsko-szd-50-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PDP SZD503
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 25 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA270) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040718012879A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX04CA270](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA270), Jul 18, 2004: Pdps Pzl-Bielsko SZD-50-3 (N19SZ), Lone Pine, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain runway alignment, and misjudged the clearance between the tree and the wing resulting in a collision with the tree.

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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