Schleicher ASW-20 N220CW
29 September 2022 · Hood River, Oregon, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 29 September 2022 at about 21:07 local time, a Schleicher ASW-20 registered N220CW was involved in an accident near Hood River, Oregon, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:07
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hood River, Oregon, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ken Jernstedt Airfield (4S2)
- Coordinates
- 45.6743, -121.5267
- Aircraft
- Schleicher ASW-20
- Registration
- N220CW
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 1981
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Hood River → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR22LA364
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot in the glider reported that, during the return flight to the airport, he encountered a higher sink rate than expected and did not have sufficient altitude to reach the airport. During an emergency landing in a fruit orchard, the glider landing gear contacted utility pole wires, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schleicher ASW-20 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Aug 2015 | Schleicher ASW 20 | Hempstead, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 4 May 2014 | Schleicher ASW 20 | Monroe, Georgia, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 2011 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Lone Pine, California, United States | Snedden Jerald R | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Aug 2010 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Waynesville, Ohio, United States | Michael L. Hutchison | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jul 2010 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Pocahontas, Illinois, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Jul 2005 | Schleicher ASW-20 | Big Pine, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Sep 2022 | Cessna 120 | Scappoose, Oregon, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 29 Apr 2022 | Cessna 180K | Portland, Oregon, United States | Cahoon Neil T | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jun 2022 | Robert Fitts FITTS CUB | Hillsboro, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Sep 2022 | Piper PA-28-140 | Sisters, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |