# Accident 20100509034519A: Schleicher ASW-20C, Altoona, PA, May 9, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 2010, 14:35 local time
- Place: Altoona, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8836° N, 77.9044° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8836&lon=-77.9044&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6BF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6BF-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20C (registry code 3801502, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-20C
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,600 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100509034519A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS RIDGE SOARING, ENCOUNTERED A DOWNDRAFT, WAS UNABLE TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT. ATTEMPT TO ARREST THE RATE OF DESCENT RESULTED IN AN AIRCRAFT STALL.  AIRCRAFT LANDED IN THE TREES.

## 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 ERA10CA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA260), May 9, 2010: Schleicher ASW-20C (N6BF), Unionville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's lack of remedial action in response to a loss of altitude, which led to a forced landing in unsuitable terrain.

## Other reports on N6BF (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19960921037689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960921037689I), Sep 21, 1996: Schler ASW20 (N6BF), Miami, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: on take off tow plane could not clear down lines successfully. Glider pilot released from tow plane, then aborted. With insufficient runway for a…

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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