# Accident 19910406023219A: Schler ASW20, Julian, CA, April 6, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1991, 16:00 local time
- Place: Julian, CA
- Airport: Cordells/Crisco/Sky Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0198° N, 116.4892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0198&lon=-116.4892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31AP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31AP-2017-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20 (registry code 3801506, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910406023219A

## Narrative

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

ON GLIDER TOW WIND BLEW GLIDER TO EDGE OF RUNWAY. WING CAUGHT BUSHES. TOW ROPE BROKE. GLIDER TOWPLANE LEFT RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX91LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA231), Apr 7, 1991: Schleicher ASW-20 (N31AP), Julian, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF HIS EXPERIMENTAL GLIDER DURING TAKEOFF. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S ENCOUNTER WITH GUSTY WINDS.

## Other reports on N31AP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20050703015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050703015259A), Jul 3, 2005: Schler ASW20 (N31AP), Bishop, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On July 3, 2005, about 1530 pacific daylight time, a schliecher ASW-20 glider, N31AP, collided with mountainous terrain in the inyo national park, about…
- [Accident 20030316004739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316004739A), Mar 16, 2003: Schler ASW20 (N31AP), San Diego, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot experienced an aborted takeoff during a "winch" launch. Pilot stated that he winch was not operating properly which forced him to make an early…

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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