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Incident Details
General Information
Title: Line over
Date: 03/17/2010
Time: 1730
Location: Smyrna Airport Smyrna, DE
Pilot Information
Age: 50
Gender: Male
Pilot weight (without motor): 200 US Pounds
Rating:
Intermediate (PPG2 or Equivalent)
Experience:
50+ Hours Solo
Incident Detail Information
Type of Incident:
Hard Landing
Primary Cause:
Pilot Error on Launch
Contributing Distractions:
None
Windspeed:
Moderate (5-9 MPH)
Wind Type:
Variable
Thermal Conditions:
Light (Less than 300 FPM)
Visibility: great
Surface:
Crop Field
Terrain:
Flat
Site Elevation: 10 (feet above sea level)
Phase of Flight:
Not Applicable
Purpose of Flight:
Recreation
Safety Gear Used:
None
Helmet Full
Helmet Other
Protective Boots
Knee-pads
Elbow-pads
Wrist Guards
Reserve
Knife
Gloves
Strobe
Unknown
Communications:
None
Damage to Pilot's Equipment:
Minor (Less than 20% of New Price)
Wing: Eden 4 (25m)
Motor: Airfer Tornado M21Y
Injury Information
Pilot/Passenger Injury Severity:
Minor Injury (No Hospital Visit)
Hosipitalization:
Not Applicable
Injuries:
None
Head
Face
Neck
Chest
Back
Abdomen
Shoulder
Arm
Elbow
Forearm
Wrist
Hand
Pelvis
Thigh
Calf
Ankle
Foot
Knee
Unknown
Collateral Damage:
None
By-Stander
Other Pilot
Animal
Property
Unknown
Narrative: On launch I did not realize I had a line or lines over top right side of glider. Once in harness it made it worst, I could not brake it off. and climb rate was very little to none. I flew the glider the best I could. Missing powerlines, swamps/marsh, trees Upon looking for a crop field with little or no crops (since it been raining in Delaware for the last year very soft field) I killed the motor at 40 to 50 feet from the ground and trying to head into the wind I drop before I made the turn hitting the ground about 30 to 40 mph "apple carted" fifty feet to a stop. I did get this on film from my Go-Pro Helmet cam. which can be seen at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdtGU8exe1s
I am a little stiff today but have escaped unharmed.
This was a pilot error from the start and ended with pilot error.
Photo:
No photo on file.
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