Wsk Pzl Krosno KR-03A N210C

Summary

On 10 February 1999 at about 19:15 local time, a Wsk Pzl Krosno KR-03A registered N210C was involved in an accident near Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

10 February 1999 at 19:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Kutztown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Kutztown Airport (N31)

Coordinates

40.5200, -75.7697

Aircraft

Wsk Pzl Krosno KR-03A

Registration

N210C

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

IAD99LA030

1 person had minor injuries.

was the in-flight encounter with thermal sink over unsuitable terrain for landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The flight instructor flew the glider earlier in the day and experienced '...a lot of lift...' and expected similar conditions for the dual instructional flight. He and the student were released off tow, encountered lift, and climbed to 4,000 feet. There, the glider experienced almost constant sink, as indicated by the variometer, and an off airport landing to hilly terrain was required. The glider experienced a hard landing on ascending terrain. The flight instructor reported 13,481 hours of flight experience, 380 of which was in gliders.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.