# Accident 20130616011849A: Schleicher ASW-27, June 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2013, 14:15 local time
- Airport: Kelly Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2214° N, 104.6372° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2214&lon=-104.6372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72EM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72EM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-27 (registry code 3801501, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-27
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,384 total, 363 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA410) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130616011849A

## Narrative

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

ON 05/10 /2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:15 HOURS MDT, N72EM A SCHLEICHER ASW27B AN EXPERIMENTAL EXHIBITION GLIDER LANDED IN STRONG CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AT CO-15. AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND SUSTAINED  SEVERE  DAMAGE . SINGLE OCCUPANT UNINJURED, WEATHER WAS VMC.

## 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 CEN13CA410](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA410), Jun 16, 2013: Schleicher ASW-27 (N72EM), Elbert, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's delayed return to the airport.

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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