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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CM · Blairstown, NJ · July 23, 2023

Date: July 23, 2023 · 13:59 local
Place: Blairstown, NJ
Airport: Blairstown
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N811DG
Reported as: Schempp-Hirth Ventus CM
Reported engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 620 total

N811DGRegistered now · Schempp-Hirth VENTUS CMS/N 45 · Built 1990 Airframe modelSchempp-Hirth VENTUS CM Engine modelAmateur-built UNKNOWN ENG

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot was performing a personal flight in his glider and was returning to the Blairstown, NJ airport. He stated that as he was returning he began to lose lift and at approximately 1000 feet AGL he realized he would not make it to the airport. He elected to perform a landout maneuver and selected a field approximately 1/2-1 mile from the airport. He landed in the field and there was no damage done as a result.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT WAS PERFORMING A PERSONAL FLIGHT IN HIS GLIDER AND WAS RETURNING TO THE BLAIRSTOWN, NJ AIRPORT. HE STATED THAT AS HE WAS RETURNING HE BEGAN TO LOSE LIFT AND AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET AGL HE REALIZED HE WOULD NOT MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT. HE ELECTED TO PERFORM A LANDOUT MANEUVER AND SELECTED A FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1/2-1 MILE FROM THE AIRPORT. HE LANDED IN THE FIELD AND THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE AS A RESULT.