# Accident 20100703039062A: Schleicher ASW-27, Fairfield, PA, July 3, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 2010, 13:15 local time
- Place: Fairfield, PA
- Airport: Mid Atlantic Soaring Center
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7793° N, 77.3607° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7793&lon=-77.3607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N747GW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-27
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,908 total, 390 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100703039062A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PARKED AND AWAITING AERIAL TOW AT APPROACH END OF RWY 15 CENTER, GLIDER WAS STRUCK ON LEFT WING AND TAIL SECTION BY TOW PLANE, BEING MANUVERED TO AVOID COLLISION WITH NEARBY SPECTATORS.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9809P, Piper PA-25-235: [Accident 20100703039052A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100703039052A)

## 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 ERA10LA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10LA345), Jul 3, 2010: Schleicher ASW-27 (N747GW), Fairfield, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown point which resulted in an overrun.

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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