# Accident 20130412016279A: Schleicher Alexander Gmbh & Co ASH 26 E, Tullahoma, TN, April 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2013, 12:00 local time
- Place: Tullahoma, TN
- Airport: Tullahoma Regional.
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3800° N, 86.2467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3800&lon=-86.2467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26EL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26EL-2015-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (registry code 05624RU, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-ash-26-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Diamond AE50R (registry code 21100, https://openairdocs.org/engine/diamond-ae50r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER GMBH & CO ASH 26 E
- Reported engine: DIAMOND AE50R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,177 total, 18 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA310) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130412016279A

## Narrative

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

PILOT WAS LOW AND SLOW ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 36 STRUCK TREE. AIRCRAFT STAYED IN TREE APPROX. 15 FEET ABOVE GROUND.

## 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 ERA13CA310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA310), Apr 12, 2013: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (N26EL), Tullahoma, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of wing spoilers during approach resulting in an altitude loss and collision with a tree.

## Other reports on N26EL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20100618037469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100618037469A), Jun 18, 2010: Schleicher ASH 26 E (N26EL), Shelbyville, TN, Destroyed. Attempt to restart engine on powered glider failed due to power cannon plug to the engine/fuel pump/propeller mast came loose from ilec control unit. Aircraft…

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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