# Pzl-Swidnik PW-6U

- Type: Aircraft model (FAA registry)
- Registry code: 9820211
- Manufacturer (registry): PZL-SWIDNIK
- Model: PW-6U
- Aircraft type: Glider
- Category: Glider
- Engines: None
- Seats: 1
- Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
- Certification: Type certificated
- Data sheet: [TCDS G18CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/G18CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Holder: Zaklad Szybowcowy Jezow
- Registered aircraft: 5
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/model/pzl-swidnik-pw-6u

Model codes come from the FAA registry's reference file. ADs are matched to them by model name and maker.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs)

Matched to this model by model name and maker. Each AD's applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.

- [AD 2010-15-07](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2010-15-07): Flight controls · Zaklad Szybowcowy Jezow PW-6U. Effective Aug 16, 2010
- [AD 2005-19-17](https://openairdocs.org/ad/2005-19-17): Left side aileron, right side aileron, and airbrake push-rod ends · PZL-Swidnik PW-5 Smyk and PW-6U. Effective Oct 31, 2005

## Registered aircraft (5)

- [N212EC](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212EC): [Cypress Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CYPRESS%20SOARING%20INC), [Hemet, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hemet), built 2003, S/N 78.03.08
- [N606PW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N606PW): [Detrich Harry W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DETRICH%20HARRY%20W), [Windham, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Windham), built 2002, S/N 78.02.10
- [N678TS](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N678TS): [Tucson Soaring Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TUCSON%20SOARING%20CLUB%20INC), [Sahuarita, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Sahuarita), built 2003, S/N 78.03.10
- [N766PW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N766PW): [Puget Sound Soaring Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PUGET%20SOUND%20SOARING%20ASSOCIATION), [Enumclaw, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Enumclaw), built 2003, S/N 78.03.06
- [N76AJ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76AJ): [Mississippi State University Soaring Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MISSISSIPPI%20STATE%20UNIVERSITY%20SOARING%20CLUB), [Mississippi State, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Mississippi%20State), built 2001, S/N 78.02.06

## NTSB investigations (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 GAA16CA430](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA430), Aug 14, 2016: Pzl-Swidnik PW 6U (N212EC), Llano, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to properly secure the two aft canopy latches during the preflight inspection, which resulted in the canopy separating from the glider during the takeoff roll and substantial…

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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.

- [Accident 20160813024789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160813024789A), Aug 13, 2016: Pzl-Swidnik PW-6U (N212EC), Llano, CA, Substantial damage. During takeoff, the rear canopy departed the aircraft, striking the leading, upper edge of the vertical stabilizer, resulting in structural damage to the…

## The same model under other registry codes

Amateur-built copies and renamed makers get their own codes.

- [Zaklad Szybowcowy Jezow PW-6U](https://openairdocs.org/model/zaklad-szybowcowy-jezow-pw-6u): 6 registered aircraft, registry code 9820213

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