# Accident 20150802012549A: Schleicher ASW-20B, Logan, UT, August 2, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2015, 15:00 local time
- Place: Logan, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8003° N, 111.7539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8003&lon=-111.7539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20YZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20YZ-2018-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-20B (registry code 3801520, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-20B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 280 total, 224 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA232) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150802012549A

## Narrative

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

PILOT PARTICIPATING IN MOUNTAIN FLYING EVENT, RELEASED FROM TOW AIRCRAFT, COMPLETED 3 FIGURE 8S. FLEW IN BETWEEN 2 PEAKS IN MOUNTAINOUS AREA. LOST LIFT, ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE AREA. LEFT WING CLIPPED A TREE FORCING AIRCRAFT DOWN INTO TREES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. SERIOUS INJURY TO PILOT.

## 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 WPR15LA232](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA232), Aug 2, 2015: Schleicher ASW 20B (N20YZ), Logan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain glider control when it encountered a strong downdraft while maneuvering near a ridgeline.

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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