# Accident 19960804020659A: Schler ASK13, Thompsonville, MI, August 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Thompsonville, MI
- Airport: Thompsonville Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5206° N, 85.9303° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5206&lon=-85.9303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11EK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11EK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher AS-K13 (registry code 38015GS, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-as-k13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASK13
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,040 total, 30 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960804020659A

## Narrative

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

TOW PLANE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. CUT GLIDER LOOSE AND IT OVERTOOK TOW PLANE LANDING. LANDED OFF RUNWAY. HIT STUMP. (-23) TOW PLANE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF, DISCONNECTED GLIDER. TOW PLANE LANDS ON REMAINING RUNWAY, GLIDER MOVES RIGHT OF RUNWAY AND STRIKES OBSCURED STUMP. DAMAGE TO WING AND TAIL.

## 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 CHI96LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA279), Aug 4, 1996: Schleicher ASK-13 (N11EK), Thompsonville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: an evasive maneuver necessitated by the tow plane's aborted takeoff.

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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