Wsk Pzl Krosno KR-03A N408KP

Summary

On 11 October 1998 at about 17:00 local time, a Wsk Pzl Krosno KR-03A registered N408KP was involved in an accident near Hilltown, Pennsylvania, 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.

Date

11 October 1998 at 17:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Hilltown, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Philadelphia Gliderport (0PA0)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Wsk Pzl Krosno KR-03A

Registration

N408KP

Category

Glider

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC99LA008

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of altitude/distance which resulted in an in-flight collision which trees.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The glider was in the traffic pattern for runway 1, a 2,450 foot long, turf runway. While on downwind, at about 2,000 feet above ground level, the pilot turned the glider back towards the runway. The pilot stated, '...I expected to make the field and was committed to that course. I flew into the trees, was stopped, and slid vertically down onto a pile of wood.' Examination of the wreckage did not reveal any pre-impact abnormalities with the glider. Winds reported about 9 miles southeast of the airport at 1455 edt, were from 320 degrees at 11 knots, with 15 knot gusts.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.