# Accident 20080707843859A: Schler ASK21, Elmira, NY, July 7, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2008, 14:00 local time
- Place: Elmira, NY
- Airport: Harris Hill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1209° N, 76.9011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HARRIS HILL (4NY8), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1209&lon=-76.9011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N363SK (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASK21
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 491 total, 200 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080707843859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 7, 2008, AT 1400 EDT, A 1984 SCHLEICHER GLIDER MODEL ASK-21, N363KS, S/N 21228, OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RETURNED TO LAND AT THE HARRIS HILL AIRPORT (4NY8), IN ELMIRA, NY, BUT CAME IN TOO LOW ON APPROACH TO LAND.  THE PILOT EXTENDED THE PATTERN TOO FAR OUT OVER THE VALLEY WITH A SOUTH WIND, AND WATERFALL EFFECT RESULTED IN ABILITY TO MAKE FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUND LOOPED, AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGED.  MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, AND FOUND THE AIRCRAFT'S FUSELAGE SECTION, AND TAIL SECTION SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO THE HANGAR AT THE HARRIS HILL AIRPORT (4NY8) ON JULY 7, 2008.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED, AND THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HARRIS HILL AIRPORT (4NY8), ON JULY 7, 2008 APPROXIMATELY 1330 EDT.

## 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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