Accident Eiriavion Oy PIK-20B N563Y, Saturday 6 July 1985

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Date:	Saturday 6 July 1985
Time:	16:30 LT
Type:	Eiriavion Oy PIK-20B
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N563Y
MSN:	20120C
Year of manufacture:	1976
Total airframe hrs:	950 hours
Engine model:	none O
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Grand Lake, CO - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Leadville, CO (KLXV)
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
ON RETURNING FROM A 300-KILOMETER CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT, IN A GLIDER THE PILOT NOTICED THE ABSENCE OF THERMAL ACTIVITY AND WAS FORCED TO LAND IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE PILOT SAID HE LANDED WITH A 2-5 KNOT TAILWIND AND HIS APPROACH AND TOUCHDOWN SPEED WAS TOO FAST. THE GLIDER STRUCK A SMALL HOLE, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AND THE GLIDER GROUNDLOOPED.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation: