# Accident 20050620010609A: Amtr PW5GLIDER, Bloomington, NY, June 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2005, 17:15 local time
- Place: Bloomington, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5264° N, 74.4789° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5264&lon=-74.4789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N341PW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 (registry code 9810150, https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-swidnik-pw-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR PW5GLIDER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050620010609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 06/20/2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 EDT A, 2002 PZL-SWIDNIK GLIDER, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING NEAR THE TOWN OF BLOOMINGBURG, NEW YORK. PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT WURTSBORO AIRPORT AND MISJUDGED THE DISTANCE TO THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT RESULTING IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 IAD05CA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA081), Jun 20, 2005: PZL Swidnik PW-5 (N341PW), Bloomingburg, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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