# Accident 20070912831379A: Schler ASW24E, Morganton, NC, September 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2007, 16:15 local time
- Place: Morganton, NC
- Airport: Foothills Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8228° N, 81.6189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8228&lon=-81.6189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24WR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24WR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-24E (registry code 3801515, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-24e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW24E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA07CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070912831379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N24WR, A SCHLEICHER ASW-24E GLIDER, WHILE TURNING BASE TO FINAL, HAD THE WING TIP CONTACT THE GROUND CAUSING THE GLIDER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THIS WAS DETERMINED TO BE PILOT ERROR GETTING TOO LOW AND TOO SLOW ON THE APPROACH TO LAND. THE COMMAND PILOT WAS CANDID IN HIS STATEMENT WITH ALL REMARKS BEING FORTHRIGHT. HE IS A HIGH TIME GLIDER PILOT WITH A GLIDER INSTRUCTOR RATING. THE PIC WAS REEXAMINED IN BOTH KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL AREAS AND FOUND TO BE SATISFACTORY.

## 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 MIA07CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07CA151), Sep 12, 2007: Schleicher ASW-24E (N24WR), Morganton, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed while turning base to final resulting in the left wing contacting the ground.

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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