# Accident 20110324007229A: Rolladen-Schneider Gmbh LS-3, Belvidere, TN, March 24, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2011, 13:51 local time
- Place: Belvidere, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0964° N, 86.0992° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0964&lon=-86.0992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1359, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1359-2012-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 (registry code 3801213, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER GMBH LS-3
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,057 total, 693 in this make and model, 153 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110324007229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST LIFT ON RIDGE AND WAS MAKING AN EMERGENCY LANDING, HIT TREE.  AIRCRAFT WAS SEVERED INTO BEHIND PILOT SEAT. PILOT SUFFERED A BROKEN BACK AND TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL.

## 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 ERA11CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA206), Mar 24, 2011: Rolladen-Schneider LS-3 (N1359), Winchester, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's delayed response to changing weather conditions, which resulted in an off-airport landing into trees.

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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