- Date
- August 8, 1983, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cordele, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N20PEEiriavion PIK-20B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830808040789A
- Case key
- 6163
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Analysis
The plt was competing in a regional soaring contest. While en route from the 1st turn point he encounter rain & elected to land in a pasture. During the landing roll, the tail skid struck a hole which cracked the fuselage, immediately forward of the empennage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20PE
- Reported as
- Eiriavion PIK-20B
- Category
- Glider
- Serial number
- 20109
- Airframe hours
- 480
- Engine
- unknown
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Incorvaia , Frank
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 1, 1983
- Departed
- 02J · Cordele, GA
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Center
- Flight hours
- 2,000 total · 108 in this make and model · 75 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 91 °F, dew point 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MCN, 60 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.