# Accident 20070311005919A: Schler ASW27B, Williams, CA, March 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2007
- Place: Williams, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0711° N, 122.0272° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0711&lon=-122.0272&mi=10
- Aircraft: N273W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N273W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-27B (registry code 056101F, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW27B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 490 total, 200 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070311005919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON HIS SECOND GLIDER FLIGHT OF THE DAY AND WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT. HE DEPLOYED HIS SPOILERS THEN ENCOUNTERED SOME SINK ON HIS BASE LEG AND DID NOT RETRACT HIS SPOILERS FAST ENOUGH. HE LANDED HARD AND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, BUT ON AIRPORT PROPERTY.

## 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 LAX07CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA104), Mar 11, 2007: Schleicher ASW-27B (N273W), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged distance/altitude and delay in retracting the spoilers that led to an undershoot, which resulted in a collision with terrain.

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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