# Accident 20121007021869A: Schleicher ASH25M, Kamuela, HI, October 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2012, 10:07 local time
- Place: Kamuela, HI
- Airport: Waimea-Kohala
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 20.0008° N, 155.6675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.0008&lon=-155.6675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513WK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513WK-2022-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASH25M (registry code 38015EZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ash25m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mid-West AE50R (registry code 51500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mid-west-ae50r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASH25M
- Reported engine: MID-WEST AE50R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,680 total, 150 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121007021869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING GEAR WAS IN THE RETRACTED POSITION DURING LANDING. PROPELLER WAS IN EXTENDED POSITION IT WAS NOT IN STOWED POSITION. INITIALLY REPORTED PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE MOTOR/GLIDER SUSTAINED SUSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS,  FUSELAGE, CANOPY AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  PIC STATEMENT SUBMITTED ON 11/23/2012.  HE COULD NOT FIND ADEQUATE LIFT UNDER CLOUDS, THEREFORE HE ELECTED TO RETURN TO THE AIRPORT.  HE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE BUT WOULD NOT START.  THERE WAS NO LIFT AS HE APPROACHED THE AIRPORT.  HE PUT THE LANDING GEAR DOWN.  ON A DOWNWIND HE NOTICED SOME TURBULENCE IN A QUARTERING TAILWIND WITH SINKING AIR.  ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE LEFT WING STALLED.  AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND.  TO CONTROL IMPACT HE INITIATED A FULL LEFT AILERON TO PUT THE LEFT WING TIP INTO GROUND.  HIS STATEMENT ADDRESSES THE MAX CROSS WIND COMPONENT ON THE ASH 25MI AS, 8 KTS.IN SUMMARY; THE PIC HAD NO LIFT UPON TAKING OFF AND UPON RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT, HE DID NOT HAVE ADEQUATE LIFT FOR A SAFE LANDING.  THE ENGINE NOT STARTING WAS NOT A CONTRIBUTOR TO THIS ACCIDENT.  A LACK OF ADEQUATE LIFE WAS THE MAJOR FACTOR.

## 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 WPR13LA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA007), Oct 7, 2012: Schleicher ASH25M (N513WK), Kamuela, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the glider after it encountered atmospheric conditions while maneuvering where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in a stall and…

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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