# Accident 20060524009609A: Szd SZD511JUNIOR, Cherry Valley, AR, May 24, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2006, 12:40 local time
- Place: Cherry Valley, AR
- Airport: Lawrence Field Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3692° N, 90.7503° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3692&lon=-90.7503&mi=10
- Aircraft: N751MS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N751MS-2008-06-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Allstar PZL Glider SZD 51-1 JUNIOR (registry code 05617W9, https://openairdocs.org/model/allstar-pzl-glider-szd-51-1-junior) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SZD SZD511JUNIOR
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,673 total, 32 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060524009609A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE ENTERED DOWNWIND TO RUNWAY 25 AT 1000 FEET AGL AND AT AN AIRSPEED OF 65 KNOTS HE TURNED FROM DOWN WIND TO BASE AND PLANNED TO LAND LONG AND ROLL TO A STOP SOMEWHERE NEAR THE CLUBHOUSE. THE WIND WAS GUSTING FROM 15KTS TO 20KTS FROM THE SW WITH DOWNDRAFTS IN THE LOCAL AREA AND A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT. AFTER TURNING FINAL THE AIRCRAFT SANK BELOW THE NORMAL GLIDE PATH AND THE LEFT WING HIT THE TOP OF A TREE WHICH IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150 EAST OF RUNWAY 25. SEE ATTACHED STATEMENTS FROM ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 DFW06CA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA139), May 24, 2006: Allstar PZL SZD 51-1 Junior (N751MS), Cherry Valley, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a tree while on final to approach to landing. A contributing factor was the loss of thermal lift on final approach.

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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