# Accident 20201227018859A: Glasflugel CLUB LIBELLE 205, Bunn, NC, December 27, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2020, 13:36 local time
- Place: Bunn, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9610° N, 78.2536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9610&lon=-78.2536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205HL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205HL-2021-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel CLUB LIBELLE 205 (registry code 3800346, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-club-libelle-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL CLUB LIBELLE 205
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 1 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201227018859A

## Narrative

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

AN EYE WITNESS STATED THAT THEY SAW THE GLIDER IMPACT A TREE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND IN A FIELD.  THE GLIDER WAS SUBSTANBTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED THE GROUND.  THE PILOT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF HIS INJURIES.

## 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 ERA21LA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA089), Dec 27, 2020: Glasflugel Club Libelle 205 (N205HL), Bunn, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate clearance from trees during an off-airport 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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