# Accident 20060318003389A: Schler ASW19, Blue Mountain, PA, March 18, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2006
- Place: Blue Mountain, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9783° N, 74.9604° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9783&lon=-74.9604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N439AS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N439AS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-19 (registry code 3801508, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW19
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 15 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC06CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060318003389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS GLIDING OVER BLUE MOUNTAIN RIDGE. HE LOST LIFT AND DECIDED TO PUT THE GLIDER DOWN INTO A FIELD BELOW. AS HE APPROACHED FOR LANDING, AT THE LAST SECOND THE SUN SHONE ON A CABLE THAT WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET HIGH THAT WENT ACROSS THE LANDING AREA OF THE FIELD. HE TRIED TO FLY OVER TOP OF THE CABLE BUT CAME DOWN ON AN AREA OF TREES WHILE TRYING TO MISS THE CABLE.

## 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 NYC06CA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC06CA083), Mar 18, 2006: Schleicher ASW-19B (N439AS), Blairstown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of lift, which resulted in a forced landing.

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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