# Accident 20030621013699A: Schler ASW28, Batesburg, SC, June 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2003, 15:20 local time
- Place: Batesburg, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8444° N, 81.5489° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8444&lon=-81.5489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128ED-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-28 (registry code 3801550, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,500 total, 102 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030621013699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) GLIDER PILOT LOST ALTITUDE AND ATTEMPTED OFF FIELD LANDING. DURING LANDING ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT STRUCK TREE AND IMPACTED TERRAIN.

## 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 ATL03LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA112), Jun 21, 2003: Schleicher ASW28 (N128ED), Batesburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of thermal lifting action that resulted in the in-flight collision with trees during an attempted forced landing.

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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