Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 N77FZ
31 May 2014 · Enumclaw, Washington, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 May 2014 at about 01:00 local time, a Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 registered N77FZ was involved in an accident near Enumclaw, Washington, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 01:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Enumclaw, Washington, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bergseth Field (WN76)
- Coordinates
- 47.1956, -122.0219
- Aircraft
- Pzl-Swidnik PW 5
- Registration
- N77FZ
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 1998
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Enumclaw → Enumclaw
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- WPR14CA219
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the glider during the landing flare which resulted in a stall and hard landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot reported while entering the airport traffic pattern, the glider encountered additional lift and he was too high for landing. The pilot attempted to descend by deploying the spoilers and performing a couple of 360 degree turns, however the glider did not lose altitude so he initiated a slip to lose the altitude. Just prior to touchdown, as he aligned the glider to runway heading, it stalled and landed hard. During the landing roll, the right wing struck the ground and the glider ground looped. The glider sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and the empennage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunction or anomalies that would have precluded normal operation, prior to the accident.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jun 2018 | Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 | Waller, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2010 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Marana, Arizona, United States | Tucson Soaring Club Inc | No injuries | - |
| 10 Jun 2019 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Independence, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2006 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Hardwick, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 2005 | Pzl Swidnik PW-5 | Bloomingburg, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Pzl Swidnik PW-5 | Kerrick, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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