# Accident 20020616017729A: Schler ASK21, Woodstock, VA, June 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2002, 15:45 local time
- Place: Woodstock, VA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8833° N, 78.5028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8833&lon=-78.5028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N341KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N341KS-2002-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASK-21 (registry code 38015GY, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ask-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASK21
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020616017729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RIDGE FLYING, LOST LIFT, MADE DECISION TOO LATE TO TRY TO FIND A PLACE TO LAND. WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A TURN BACK TO THE RIDGE LIFT, AIRCRAFT STALLED, MUSHED INTO THE TREETOPS. AIRCRAFT THEN FELL THROUGH THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 IAD02LA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA059), Jun 16, 2002: Schleicher ASK21 (N341KS), Woodstock, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recognize the loss of orographic lift conditions. A factor was the loss of orographic lift.

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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