# N429SH: 2008 Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18) (registry code 3801538, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 29032
- Year built: 2008
- Type: Glider
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 2008
- Certificate issued: September 27, 2021
- Expires: September 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A51EA6
- Registered owner: [Michalowski Roman](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MICHALOWSKI%20ROMAN)
- Location: [Eastchester, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Eastchester)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9546° N, 73.8082° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 10709, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=429SH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N429SH

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA24LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA119), Feb 15, 2024: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 (N429SH), Polk City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s misjudged altitude, which resulted in an off-airport landing and collision with a fence.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Incident 20240215005449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240215005449I), Feb 15, 2024: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co ASW 27-18 (N429SH), Polk City, FL, Minor damage. Pilot advised he encountered weak soaring conditions with his glider and was too low for a safe landing and hit fence on both sides of grass area.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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