# Accident 20080510840009A: Schler ASK13, Gregory, MI, May 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2008, 16:30 local time
- Place: Gregory, MI
- Airport: Richmond Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4421° N, 84.0644° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHMOND FLD (69G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4421&lon=-84.0644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N248S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N248S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher AS-K13 (registry code 38015GS, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-as-k13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASK13
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 20 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510840009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) JUST AFTER THE GLIDER LEFT THE GROUND A HAND HELD RADIO FELL OUT OF THE PILOTS POCKET AND LODGED IN FRONT OF THE CONTROL STICK.  THE PILOT THEN RELEASED THE GLIDER FROM THE TOW PLANE DUE TO LACK OF ELEVATOR UP CONTROL CAUSING THE GLIDER TO STRIKE THE GROUND TAIL FIRST.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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