# NTSB ATL05CA072: Schleicher ASW19b, N19HG, Henderson, NC, April 10, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 10, 2005, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Henderson, NC - Coordinates: 36.218055, -78.398612 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2181&lon=-78.3986&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 7, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Greensboro FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 61310 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL05CA072 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61310/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA072 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of the landing area which resulted in overshooting the touchdown point. A factor was the in-flight encounter with weather (No thermal lift). ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight encounter with weather, maneuvering - weather condition - no thermal lift (contributing factor) - Forced landing, descent - normal - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - planned approach - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The pilot stated that while out soaring on a recreational flight, the glider began to lose lift at approximately 2,500 feet. As the pilot attempted to regain thermal lift, the glider developed a high sink rate. As the glider continued to descend the pilot was unable to regain lift, and made plans to make a forced landing. During the forced landing in a grass field, he overshot the touchdown point and collided with a tree. No flight control malfunctions were reported by the pilot. Post examination of the glider revealed the outboard section of the left wing was broken off of the wing assembly. The weather at the nearest reporting facility Raleigh Durham, North Carolina reported at 14:53: 10-statue miles visibility, sky clear, temperature 22 Celsius, dewpoint 4 Celsius, barometric setting 30.05, winds 09 degrees at 7 knots. ## Factual narrative On April 10, 2005, at 1500 eastern daylight time, a Schleicher ASW19B, N19HG, register to and operated by a private pilot, lost lift and collided with a tree while made a forced landing in a private field in Henderson, North Carolina. The personal flight was operated under the provision of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual metrological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The glider sustained substantial damage and the pilot was not injured. The local flight departed Henderson, North Carolina, at 1300 on April 10, 2005. The pilot stated while out soaring on a recreational flight, the glider began to lose lift at approximately 2,500 feet. As the pilot attempted to regain thermal lift he encountered a high sink rate. As glider continued to descend, the pilot was unable to regain lift, and selected a field for a forced landing. According to the pilot. during the forced landing to a grass field, he overshot the intended touchdown point and collided with a tree. No flight control malfunctions were reported by the pilot. Post-accident examination of the glider revealed the outboard section of the left wing was broken off of the wing assembly. The weather at the nearest reporting facility Raleigh Durham, North Carolina reported at 14:53: 10-statue miles visibility, sky clear, temperature 22 Celsius, dewpoint 4 Celsius, barometric setting 30.05, winds 09 degrees at 7 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N19HG](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19HG), registered now, S/N 19255 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Schleicher ASW19b - Registry model: [Schleicher ASW-19](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19) (registry code 3801508) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Glider - Serial number: ASW19B - Airframe hours: 647 - Engines: Aero Engines - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kenneth L Butler - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 6, 2004, 28 hours before - Departed: Ball Field, NC - Destination: Henderson, NC ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 62; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review January 19, 2005; flight hours: 617 total, 128 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 9° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 39 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: RDU ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20050410005929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050410005929A), Apr 10, 2005: Schler ASW19, Kitrell, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed ball field at approximately 16:53 UTC (12:35 local). After departure, the pilot attempted cross country flight and departed the area and… From the NTSB's public API. 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