# Accident 20080831844919A: Schler ASW20B, Cleburne, TX, August 31, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2008, 14:24 local time
- Place: Cleburne, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2769° N, 97.3133° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2769&lon=-97.3133&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30WK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30WK-2009-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20B (registry code 3801520, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLER ASW20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW08LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080831844919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 1430CDT A PASSING MOTORIST NOTIFIED A LOCAL RESIDENT THAT THE AIRCRAFT HAD CRASHED.  THE LOCAL RESIDENT WAS THE FIRST PERSON ON-SCENE AND WAS A 23 YEAR VETERAN OF CLEBURNE FIRE DEPT WHO WAS OFF DUTY AND LIVED ACROSS THE ROAD FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE.  HE CHECKED THE PILOT AND NOTED HE WAS DECEASED.  SUBSEQUENTLY LOCAL POLICE AND FIRE UNITS ARRIVED ON THE SCENE.  THE PILOT WAS REMOVED TO TARRANT COUNTY CORONER OFFICE.  FAA TOX KIT SUPPLIED TO CORONER OFFICE.  TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY SECURED THE CRASH SITE.  THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 10 MILES AND LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH.  THE PILOT WAS PARTICIPATING IN A LABOR DAY FLYING COMPETITION FROM MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, TEXAS SOARING ASSOCIATION (TSA).  THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO IMPACT THE GROUND AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT IN A COUNTER CLOCKWISE SPIN.  THE EMPENAGE WAS BROKEN FROM THE FUSELAGE AND LAY IN THE DIRECTION OF ROTATION.  THERE WAS ALSO EVIDENCE THAT THE RIGHT WING HAD STRUCK THE GROUND NEAR THE WING TIP AND LEFT A DIVOT.  THE FAA INSPECTOR RECOVERED THE FLIGHT DATE LOGGER, AIRCRAFT LOG BOOK.  NTSB AND OWNER COORDINATED AIRCRAFT REMOVAL.

## 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 DFW08LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW08LA220), Aug 31, 2008: Schleicher ASW-20B (N30WK), Cleburne, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Loss of control inflight for undetermined reason.

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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