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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A · Wurtsboro, NY · July 26, 2019

Date: July 26, 2019 · 14:00 local
Place: Wurtsboro, NY
Airport: Wurtsboro
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N57LK
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA19CA469
Reported as: Schempp-Hirth Ventus 2A
Reported engine: NONE NONE
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 174 total5 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N57LKRegistered now · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2AS/N 137 · Built 2002 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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Accident occurred 07/26/19 1800Z Wurtsboro NY (N82) shortly after departure aircraft attempted to returned to land. N57LK Schempp-Hirth glider crashed into cargo container at the kohl's cargo facility, just short of the runway. Departed from N82 (runway 23) under tow, inadvertently opened canopy during flight. Added speed brakes which resulted in excessive decent rate, landing short of the runway, returned to land and landed short. The left wing was separated form the aircraft (delayed notification) 1 person on board, khanah h. nguyen, minor injury, substantial damage to aircraft. Pilot claims that the glider he was operating was released at 1400' AGL. He attempted to open the side vent, and inadvertently opened the canopy. He executed a 180 degree turn, applied speed brakes, while holding canopy shut in a steep descent. He landed too short, into kohls parking lot area, hit a cargo container with the left wing.

As the FAA filed it

ACCIDENT OCCURRED 07/26/19 1800Z WURTSBORO NY (N82) SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE AIRCRAFT ATTEMPTED TO RETURNED TO LAND. N57LK SCHEMPP-HIRTH GLIDER CRASHED INTO CARGO CONTAINER AT THE KOHL'S CARGO FACILITY, JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. DEPARTED FROM N82 (RUNWAY 23) UNDER TOW, INADVERTENTLY OPENED CANOPY DURING FLIGHT. ADDED SPEED BRAKES WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESSIVE DECENT RATE, LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, RETURNED TO LAND AND LANDED SHORT. THE LEFT WING WAS SEPARATED FORM THE AIRCRAFT (DELAYED NOTIFICATION) 1 PERSON ON BOARD, KHANAH H. NGUYEN, MINOR INJURY, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.PILOT CLAIMS THAT THE GLIDER HE WAS OPERATING WAS RELEASED AT 1400' AGL. HE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SIDE VENT, AND INADVERTENTLY OPENED THE CANOPY. HE EXECUTED A 180 DEGREE TURN, APPLIED SPEED BRAKES, WHILE HOLDING CANOPY SHUT IN A STEEP DESCENT. HE LANDED TOO SHORT, INTO KOHLS PARKING LOT AREA, HIT A CARGO CONTAINER WITH THE LEFT WING.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB GAA19CA469Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportWurtsboro, NYThe pilot's failure to properly secure the glider’s canopy before flight, which resulted in it opening in flight and the pilot's inability to maintain an appropriate final approach path and altitude, which resulted in impact with a shipping container.Jul 26, 2019 · Substantial damage