# Accident 20200919020741A: Eiriavion Oy PIK 20D, Union, IL, September 19, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2020, 12:55 local time
- Place: Union, IL
- Airport: Sky Soaring
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2294° N, 88.5390° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2294&lon=-88.5390&mi=10
- Aircraft: N32C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32C-2021-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Eiriavion PIK 20D (registry code 5760206, https://openairdocs.org/model/eiriavion-pik-20d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EIRIAVION OY PIK 20D
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,444 total, 506 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA406) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200919020741A

## Narrative

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

GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED FOR TAKEOFF AND GLIDER WING STRUCK WING OF A GLIDER THAT HAD JUST LANDED ON AN OPPOSING HEADING. THE GLIDER FLIPPED AND CRASHED.

THE OTHER GLIDER WAS N2635H.  IT HAD LANDED AND THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE STANDING OUTSIDE THE AIRCRAFT, CONDUCTING A POST-FLIGHT DEBRIEF. NO INJURIES TO THE PERSONS FROM THIS GLIDER.

## 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 CEN20CA406](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA406), Sep 19, 2020: Pik PIK-20D (N32C), Union, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff that resulted in a collision with another glider that was parked close to the departure runway, and the pilot’s improper decision to…

## Other reports on N32C (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950902035389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950902035389I), Sep 2, 1995: Eirvon PIK20D (N32C), Hinckley, IL, Minor damage. Lost control on glider tow shortly after liftoff and made forced landing. Elevator rod disconnected.

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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