# Accident 20140504006009A: Schleicher ASW-20, Monroe, GA, May 4, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2014, 15:45 local time
- Place: Monroe, GA
- Airport: Monroe-Walton County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7778° N, 83.6864° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7778&lon=-83.6864&mi=10
- Aircraft: N777LR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N777LR-2014-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20 (registry code 3801506, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-20
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 401 total, 355 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140504006009A

## Narrative

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

N777LR DEPARTED D73 FOR A LOCAL CROSS COUNTRY COMPETITION.  GLIDER LOST ALTITUDE AND ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD (3.2 NM ON 123 DEG RADIAL FROM THE AIRPORT).  ON FINAL APPROACH, THE GLIDER CLIPPED THE TOP OF TREES, TEARING OFF APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE RIGHT WING AND UPON IMPACT BROKE OFF THE TAIL, CLASPED THE LANDING GEAR,  AND FRACTURED THAT EMPANAGE BEHIND THE COCKPIT.

## 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 ERA14CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA220), May 4, 2014: Schleicher ASW 20 (N777LR), Monroe, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper selection of an off-airport landing site and his subsequent failure to maintain clearance from trees during an off airport landing.

## Other reports on N777LR (1)

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

- [Incident 19920527037469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920527037469I), May 27, 1992: Schler ASW20 (N777LR), Julian, PA, Minor damage. Ridge wind stopped on glider crosscountry. Airspeed too slow. Landed in plowed field. Ground looped.

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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