# Accident 19940910043369A: Schler ASW15B, Dansville, NY, September 10, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 10, 1994, 13:15 local time
- Place: Dansville, NY
- Airport: Dansville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5590° N, 77.6898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5590&lon=-77.6898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N827, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N827) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-15B (registry code 38015H2, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-15b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW15B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,187 total, 12 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940910043369A

## Narrative

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

EXTENDED PATTERN FOR POWERED TRAFFIC. ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. WING STRUCK A TREE 400FEET SHORT OF 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 NYC94LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA173), Sep 10, 1994: Schleicher ASW15B (N827), Dansville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT ALLOWED THE SPEED OF THE GLIDER TO GET TO LOW ON FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A RAPID DESCENT, SUBSEQUENT UNDERSHOOT OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACT WITH A TREE. A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT WAS…

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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