# Accident 20180623008469A: Pzl-Swidnik PW-5, Waller, TX, June 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 2018, 13:46 local time
- Place: Waller, TX
- Airport: Soaring Club Of Houston
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.1928° N, 95.9633° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1928&lon=-95.9633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N123PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N123PW) (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: 210 total, 160 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA382) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180623008469A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TREES ON THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY WHILE ON APPROACH AT 89TA. PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING DUE TO IMPACT WITH THE TREES.

## 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 GAA18CA382](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA382), Jun 23, 2018: Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 (N123PW), Waller, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during 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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