# Accident 20010826020529A: Schler ASK21, Eagleville, TN, August 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2001, 17:20 local time
- Place: Eagleville, TN
- Airport: Puckett Gliderport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.6894° N, 86.6150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6894&lon=-86.6150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121FL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121FL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASK-21 (registry code 38015GY, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ask-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASK21
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010826020529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING SOLO FLIGHT, LOSS THERMAL LIFT AND FORCED TO LAND IN SOY BEAN FIELD, SHORT OF AIRPORT. GLIDER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON LANDING.

## 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 ATL01LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA098), Aug 26, 2001: Schleicher ASK-21 (N121FL), Eagleville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of thermals during the glider flight that resulted in the collision with high vegetation while maneuvering for an emergency landing. A factor was high vegetation.

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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