# Accident 20140706014619A: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co K 7, Mocksville, NC, July 6, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mocksville, NC
- Airport: Bahnson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9305° N, 80.4001° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9305&lon=-80.4001&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9156-2018-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander Schleicher K 7 (registry code 3801547, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-k-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO K 7
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 132 total, 12 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140706014619A

## Narrative

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

PILOT NOTICED HE HAD RESTRICTED AND LIMITED UP ELEVATOR CONTROL DURING HIS TAKEOFF TOW.  HE DISCONNECTED FROM THE TOW AIRCRAFT AND MADE A TURN BACK FOR HIS DEPARTURE RUNWAY AND DETERMINED THAT A LANDING IN AN ADJACENT PASTURE WAS HIS BEST OPTION.  THE GLIDER ROLLED THROUGH A WIRE FENCE SHATTERING THE CANOPY AND DAMAGING THE WING SPAR.

## 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 ERA14CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA335), Jul 6, 2014: Alexander Schleicher K 7 (N9156), Mocksville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to install an additional cushion to elevate his passenger and his failure to insure the cushion would not interfere with the control stick movement resulting in limited movement…

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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