# Accident 20190726015689A: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A, Wurtsboro, NY, July 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2019, 14:00 local time
- Place: Wurtsboro, NY
- Airport: Wurtsboro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5972° N, 74.4583° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5972&lon=-74.4583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57LK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57LK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth VENTUS 2A (registry code 3802060, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-ventus-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH VENTUS 2A
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 174 total, 5 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA469) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190726015689A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA19CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA469), Jul 26, 2019: Schempp Hirth Ventus 2A (N57LK), Wurtsboro, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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,…

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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