# Accident 20141004018229A: Hph Ltd 304CZ, Pikeville, TN, October 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 2014, 11:45 local time
- Place: Pikeville, TN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6106° N, 85.1928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6106&lon=-85.1928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N304AK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N304AK-2015-12-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: HPH 304CZ (registry code 05606J0, https://openairdocs.org/model/hph-304cz) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HPH LTD 304CZ
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,500 total, 210 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141004018229A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 4, 2014, NEAR PIKEVILLE, TENNESSEE, N304AK, A GLIDER, TOOK OFF FROM MARION COUNTY AIRPORT (APT).  AIRLINE TRANSPORT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, CERTIFICATE NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND.  AFTER FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO IDENTIFY SUITABLE LANDING AREAS AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS GETTING LOW IN ALTITUDE.   AFTER OBSERVING A SUITABLE FIELD FROM THE AIR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^LANDED THE GLIDER IN THE FIELD.  ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHING DOWN, THE GLIDER STRUCK A SHORT POLE AND WHICH GROUND LOOPED THE AIRCRAFT, SUBSEQUENTLY BROKE THE TAIL BOOM, AND DAMAGED THE WING AND VERTICAL STABILIZER.  AFTER THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNHARMED.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ACQUIRED THE ASSISTANCE OF LOCAL HOMEOWNERS TO LOAD HIS AIRCRAFT ON TO A TRAILER, AND REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE FAA AND NTSB LATER THAT AFTERNOON.

## 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 ERA15CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA005), Oct 4, 2014: HPH 304CZ (N304AK), Pikeville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of aerodynamic lift, which resulted in an off-airport landing and subsequent impact with a pole.

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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