# Accident 20100815050919A: Schleicher ASW-24, Erwin, NC, August 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 15, 2010, 16:00 local time
- Place: Erwin, NC
- Airport: Harnett Regional Jetport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3800° N, 78.7322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3800&lon=-78.7322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N940CB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N940CB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-24 (registry code 3801514, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-24
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 62 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100815050919A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO LAND ON GRASS SURFACE, BETWEEN RUNWAY 23 AND TAXIWAY AT HARNETT REGIONAL JETPORT (HRJ), PILOT USED EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SPOILER TO DESCEND, OVERSHOT INTENDED LANDING AREA, LANDED SHORT AND CRASHED WHEN THE GLIDER'S RIGHT WING STRUCK THE SURFACE CAUSING A COLLISION WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN AND LIGHT.  POST CRASH INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE GLIDER SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BECAUSE OF HARD IMPACT WITH GROUND WHICH SET OFF ELT.  PILOT SAID DURING INTERVIEW HE LANDED INTO A LEFT CROSSWIND.  WHILE PILOT LOGBOOK REVEALS PILOT ACCOMPLISHED A BIANNUAL FLIGHT REVIEW TO STAY CURRENT IAW REGULATION, HE HAS NOT REMAINED PROFICIENT BECAUSE HE HAS ONLY FLOWN 4 TIMES IN 2010 FOR TOTAL OF 5 HOURS AND 11 MINUTES WITH 4 LANDINGS.

## 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 ERA10CA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA427), Aug 15, 2010: Schleicher ASW-24 (N940CB), Erwin, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive use of spoiler on final approach, which resulted in a landing short of the runway.

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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