# Accident 20140427009459A: Schleicher Alexander K 7, Benton, TN, April 27, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Benton, TN
- Airport: Chilhowee Glider Port
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2225° N, 84.5844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2225&lon=-84.5844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1002Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1002Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander K 7 (registry code 3801551, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-k-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER K 7
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 20 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140427009459A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH, AIRMAN NOTICED ANOTHER GLIDER ON RUNWAY.  AIRMAN RAISED NOSE TO CLEAR AIRCRAFT BUT FAILED TO LOWER AIR BRAKES. AIRSPEED DECAYED AND GLIDER LANDED HARD.

## 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 ERA14CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA215), Apr 27, 2014: Schleicher Alexander K 7 (N1002Z), Benton, TN, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction with traffic on the runway, and his subsequent failure to retract the air brakes prior to touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N1002Z (1)

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

- [Accident 19800924044509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924044509A), Sep 24, 1980: Schler K7 (N1002Z), Montpelier, OH, Substantial damage. Glider student struck obstruction with wing causing crash short of runway. Spoilers may have stuck on.

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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