# Accident 20130913022199A: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6, Sussex, NJ, September 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2013, 15:15 local time
- Place: Sussex, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2425° N, 74.6389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2425&lon=-74.6389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N650DP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N650DP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 (registry code 3801260, https://openairdocs.org/model/rolladen-schneider-ls-6) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ROLLADEN-SCHNEIDER LS-6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 898 total, 76 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA420) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130913022199A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED BLAIRSTOWN AIRPORT (1N7), AND WAS RIDGE SOARING FOR 4 HOURS. GLIDER GOT LOW ON RIDGE. PILOT DECIDED TO LEAVE RIDGE AND HEAD FOR A KNOWN AIRPORT WHICH WAS 8 MILES AWAY. 3 MILES FROM AIRPORT, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE AIRPORT AND ELECTED TO SET DOWN IN A LANDABLE FIELD. UPON TURNING BASE, A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE GLIDER TO IMPACT THE TREES AND TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AN ADDITIONAL 90 DEGREES. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED GROUND. PILOT RECEIVED MINOR 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 ERA13CA420](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA420), Sep 13, 2013: Rolladen-Schneider LS 6 (N650DP), Sussex, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper selection of an off-airport landing site, and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from trees during a crosswind landing in gusty wind conditions.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.