# Accident 20020716015629A: Schler ASW27, Tonopah, NV, July 16, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2002, 13:16 local time
- Place: Tonopah, NV
- Airport: Tonopah
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0592° N, 117.0903° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0592&lon=-117.0903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020716015629A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE INITIAL TAKEOFF PHASE WHILE BEING TOWED, THE RIGHT WING WAS ALLOWED TO DROP CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO START A YAW TO THE RIGHT, THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SALVAGE THE TAKE-OFF RESULTING IN THE RIGHT WING TIP STRIKING AN OBSERVER (ROBERT BROWN) CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY TO THE OBSERVER BEFORE HE RELEASED THE TOW LINE.

## 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 LAX02LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA231), Jul 16, 2002: Schleicher ASW-27 (N127HC), Tonopah, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: Air event management's failure to adequately separate spectators and vehicles from the takeoff path. Also causal was the glider pilot's failure to maintain directional control and failure to abort…

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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