# Incident 20120706014369I: Elliotts Of Newbury OLYMPIA II, Elmira, NY, July 6, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2012, 13:00 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Harris Hill
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1209° N, 76.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIS HILL (4NY8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1209&lon=-76.9011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606BG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N606BG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Elliotts Of Newbury OLYMPIA II (registry code 056042B, https://openairdocs.org/model/elliotts-of-newbury-olympia-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ELLIOTTS OF NEWBURY OLYMPIA II
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 66 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120706014369I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ELECTED TO STRETCH DOWNWIND LEG AND LAND BEHIND ANOTHER GLIDER. PILOT STATED ON TURNING ON THE SHORT BASE, AIRSPEED WAS 5O KTS AND SATISFACTORY. FINAL APPROACH SEEMED SATISFACTORY BUT WHEN HE ROUNDED OUT TO LAND, THE GLIDER STALLED. PILOT STATED HE ALLOWED HIMSELF TO BE MISLED BY UPWARD SLOPE OF RUNWAY AND WAS PITCHING UP EXCESSIVELY AND ENTERED STALL, LANDING HARD, BRAKING THE TAIL FUSELAGE SECTION.

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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