# Accident 20040731031079A: Schler ASW27, Windsor, VA, July 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2004, 17:38 local time
- Place: Windsor, VA
- Airport: Garner Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8561° N, 76.6819° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8561&lon=-76.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N127FP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N127FP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-27 (registry code 3801501, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW27
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 130 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040731031079A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ WAS RETURNING TO LAND AFTER A FLIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 40 MINUTES. AT 1000', HE WAS NOT CERTAIN THAT HE COULD CLEAR THE TREE LINE ADJACENT TO THE LANDING SITE, AND ELECTED TO HAVE AN OFF-FIELD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A DITCH, WHICH WAS NOT DISCERNIBLE FROM THE AIR. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA^ RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 NYC04LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04LA182), Jul 31, 2004: Schleicher ASW-27 (N127FP), Windsor, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of a navigation aid, which resulted in him becoming lost, and having to perform a 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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