# Incident 20060527011159I: Sphrth VENTUSCM, Roanoke, VA, May 27, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 2006, 15:00 local time
- Place: Roanoke, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2710° N, 79.9414° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Roanoke, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2710&lon=-79.9414&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12ZZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12ZZ-2011-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM (registry code 3800266, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-cm) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH VENTUSCM
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,984 total, 34 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060527011159I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE GLIDER WAS AT LOW ALTITUDE WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE AUXILIARY ENGINE. THE ENGINE FAILED TO START AND THE PILOT THEN MADE AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING INTO A VACANT FIELD. UPON LANDING THE GLIDER STRUCK A SMALL SAPLING CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

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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