# Accident 20160617009429A: Schleicher ASW-28, Cuddebackville, NY, June 17, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2016, 17:30 local time
- Place: Cuddebackville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4672° N, 74.5939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4672&lon=-74.5939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N280E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N280E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-28 (registry code 3801550, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-28
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 782 total, 530 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160617009429A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 17, 2016, THE GLIDER DEPARTED WURTSBORO AIRPORT TO COMPETE IN A SOAR COMPETITION. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST SOME ALTITUDE ON THE NORTH WEST SIDE OF THE RIDGE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT  DUE TO THE LOSS OF LIFT HE  DECIDED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A PRESELECTED CULTIVATED FIELD FROM THE NORTH EAST; HOWEVER, DURING THE FINAL GLIDE HE OVERFLEW THE FIELD AND IMPACTED TREES AND A SHED  IN THE FAR RIGHT CORNER OF THE FIELD. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA16CA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA342), Jun 17, 2016: Schleicher ASW 28 (N280E), Cuddybackville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the glide path required for landing in the off-field landing zone.

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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