# Accident 20240725009469A: Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE, Rome, OR, July 25, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Rome, OR
- Airport: Rome
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6000° N, 118.4100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6000&lon=-118.4100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1599, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1599) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Glasflugel STANDARD LIBELLE (registry code 3800341, https://openairdocs.org/model/glasflugel-standard-libelle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: GLASFLUGEL STANDARD LIBELLE
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR24LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA273) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240725009469A

## Narrative

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

PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO ERATIC WINDS AND RAPIDLY DEVELOPING THUNDERSTORMS RESULTING IN POSSIBLE WINDSHEAR AT THE SURFACE AT TIME OF LANDING.

## 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 WPR24LA273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA273), Jul 25, 2024: Glasflugel Standard Libelle (N1599), Fields, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with a gusting wind and downdraft conditions, which resulted in exceedance of the glider’s critical angle of attack, an aerodynamic stall, and a hard 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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