# Accident 19810524028619A: Schler ASW15, London, OH, May 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1981, 15:45 local time
- Place: London, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8961° N, 83.4325° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of London, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8961&lon=-83.4325&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3907B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3907B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-15 (registry code 38015HZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW15
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 362 total, 132 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DEK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEK18) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524028619A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DRAGGED WING-TIP ON GROUND DURING OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. GLIDER CARTWHEELED AFTER GROUND CONTACT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 CHI81DEK18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEK18), May 24, 1981: Schleicher ASW15 (N3907B), London, OH, substantial damage

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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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