Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 N962JH
10 June 2019 · Independence, Wisconsin, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 June 2019 at about 19:49 local time, a Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 registered N962JH was involved in an accident near Independence, Wisconsin, 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 19:49
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Independence, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.3622, -91.3914
- Aircraft
- Pzl-Swidnik PW-5
- Registration
- N962JH
- Category
- Glider
- Year built
- 1997
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Stanton → Black River Falls
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA338
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The separation of the canopy from the glider during an off-airport landing for reasons that could not be determined.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot of the glider reported that, en route to his destination, the glider lost lift, so he diverted to a corn field for landing. During the landing, the glider bounced, and "the canopy popped off of the fuselage" and broke into several pieces. The glider sustained substantial damage to the canopy. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the glider that would have precluded normal operation. Although the pilot said he bumped the canopy during the bounced landing, it could not be determined if that or some other mechanism caused the canopy to separate.
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 | - |
| 31 May 2014 | Pzl-Swidnik PW 5 | Enumclaw, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 2025 | Pzl Swidnik PW-5 | Kerrick, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 May 2026 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Soap Lake, Washington, United States | Puget Sound Soaring Association | No injuries | - |
| 26 Apr 2010 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Marana, Arizona, United States | Tucson Soaring Club Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 Mar 2006 | Pzl-Swidnik PW-5 | Hardwick, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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