# Accident 20090805016759A: Eirvon PIK20B, Tucson, AZ, August 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: El Tiro Gliderport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.3881° N, 111.4217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.3881&lon=-111.4217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77MA-2011-01-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eiriavion PIK 20B (registry code 5760204, https://openairdocs.org/model/eiriavion-pik-20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIRVON PIK20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA389) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090805016759A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/05/2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 MST, N77MA (A EIRIAVON OY PIK 20B GLIDER) MADE AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING WHEN UNABLE TO LOCATE SUFFICINT THERMAL LIFT ACTIVITY TO ENABLE THE GLIDER TO RETURN TO EL TIRO GLIDEPORT NEAR MARANA, AZ WHILE RETURNING FROM A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT'S WING STRUCK A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND CAUSING THE NOSE TO STRIKE THE GROUND AND THE WINGS TO SEPARATE FROM THE FUSELAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT REPORTED HE RECEIVED NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR09CA389](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA389), Aug 5, 2009: Eiriavion PIK 20B (N77MA), Marana, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of lift that resulted in an off-airport 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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