# Accident 20140530008019A: Pzl-Swidnik PW-5, Enumclaw, WA, May 30, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2014, 17:00 local time
- Place: Enumclaw, WA
- Airport: Bergseth Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1956° N, 122.0219° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1956&lon=-122.0219&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77FZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77FZ-2019-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 (registry code 9810150, https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-swidnik-pw-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PZL-SWIDNIK PW-5
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140530008019A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON THE FIRST FLIGHT AND LANDING IN A SINGLE PLACE GLIDER, THE PILOT FLARED HIGHER THAN NORMAL, STALLED, LANDED HARD, AND SEVERED THE TAILBOOM.  THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE ON A TURN FROM BASE TO FINAL, REALIZED HE WAS TOO HIGH, AND MADE TWO 360 DEGREE TURNS.  THE PILOT STATED THIS RESULTED IN A HIGHER ALTITUDE DUE TO THERMAL ACTIVITY.  THE PILOT ENTERED INTO AN IMMEDIATE SLIP WITH SPOILERS.  HE STATED THAT THE SLIP RESULTED IN A HEADING AND FLIGHT PATH TOWARD TALL TREES.  THE PILOT THEN CORRECTED HEADING/ FLIGHT PATH, LOOSING SITUATIONAL AWARENESS OF AIRSPEED DUE TO WHAT THE PILOT STATED AS EXTREME MANEUVERING RESULTING IN TOO HIGH OF FLARE AND STALL.

## 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 WPR14CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA219), May 31, 2014: Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 (N77FZ), Enumclaw, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during the landing flare which resulted in a stall and hard 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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