# Accident 20000701043189A: Schler K8B, Manchester, MI, July 1, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2000, 15:30 local time
- Place: Manchester, MI
- Airport: Rossettie Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1397° N, 84.0297° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1397&lon=-84.0297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N885D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N885D-2023-04-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher K 8 B (registry code 3801563, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-k-8-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER K8B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 60 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000701043189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK, CLIPPING A FENCE POST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE LEFT WING. THE LEFT WING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CHI00LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA193), Jul 1, 2000: Schleicher K8B (N885D), Manchester, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the downdraft experienced during final approach and altitude/clearance from the fence post not being maintained by the pilot. A factor to the accident was the fence post.

## Other reports on N885D (1)

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

- [Accident 19780714022279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780714022279A), Jul 14, 1978: Schler K8B (N885D), Montpelier,Oh, 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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