# Accident 20130330006109A: Schleicher Alexander K 7, Littlefield, TX, March 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2013, 15:45 local time
- Place: Littlefield, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9239° N, 102.3867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9239&lon=-102.3867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12053, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12053-2014-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander K 7 (registry code 3801551, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-k-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER K 7
- Reported engine: N/A N/A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130330006109A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT WITH ONE PASSENGER WHEN APPROXIMATELY 12 FEET OF THE RIGHT WING (WITH THE AILERON ATTACHED)  BROKE OFF IN FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TERRAIN SHORTLY AFTERWARD.  WINDS WERE APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 10 KNOTS AT ABOUT 340 DEGREES.

NUMEROUS SMALL PIECES OF INTERNAL WOODEN RIBS, FABRIC COVERING AND INTERNAL WOODEN STRUCTURE AND TRIM WERE SCATTERED ACROSS THE 5,400 FOOT GROUND TRACK TO THE MAIN WRECKAGE SITE.

## 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 CEN13FA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13FA213), Mar 30, 2013: Schleicher Alexander (N12053), Littlefield, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to conduct aerobatic maneuvers in a glider not approved for such maneuvers. Contributing to the accident was the degradation of the adhesive holding the wing together,…

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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