# Accident 20151014023829A: Central Missouri State Univ HP-14, Jackson, NH, October 14, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2015, 13:30 local time
- Place: Jackson, NH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2119° N, 71.2542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2119&lon=-71.2542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N102MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N102MW-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Central Missouri State Univ HP-14 (registry code 05675VF, https://openairdocs.org/model/central-missouri-state-univ-hp-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CENTRAL MISSOURI STATE UNIV HP-14
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 267 total, 47 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151014023829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT AT APPROXIAMATELY 17,500 FEET WEATHER STARTED CLOSING IN. DESENDED IN A SPIRL, EXIT CLOSED AT APPROXIMATELY 6500 FEET. PILOT STATED THAT HE STABILIZED GLIDER AT 6400 FEET AND BAILED OUT. GLIDER FOUND UPSIDE DOWN IN THE TREES WITH THE CANOPY BROKE AND MINOR LEADING EDGE DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA16CA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA016), Oct 14, 2015: Central Missouri State Univ HP 14 (N102MW), Jackson, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's decision to descend into a broken to overcast cloud layer, which resulted in encountering instrument meteorological conditions and the pilot parachuting from the glider.…

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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