# Accident 20150919022749A: Schleicher ASW-19B, Ballston Spa, NY, September 19, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2015, 14:13 local time
- Place: Ballston Spa, NY
- Airport: Saratoga County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0508° N, 73.8617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0508&lon=-73.8617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27XX, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27XX-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-19B (registry code 3801505, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-19B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, sport pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 54 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150919022749A

## Narrative

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

AN APPROACH AND  LANDING WAS BEING MADE TO RUNWAY 32 AT 5B2.  THE GLIDER APPROACHED AT AT HIGHER THAN APPROPRIATE ANGLE AND AIRSPEED IN A CLEAN CONFIGURATION (GEAR RETRACTED, SPOILERS RETRACTED).  THE PILOT MADE A LOW PASS OVER THE RUNWAY AND STARTED A LEFT TURN BACK TO RUNWAY 32.  THE GLIDER CONTINUED TO LOSE ALTITUDE.  ON ITS BASE TO FINAL TURN IT OVERSHOT RUNWAY 32 WHERE ITS LEFT WING CONTACTED THE SURFACE, IN A GRASSY AREA, FOLLOWED BY ITS NOSE.  THE GLIDER CAME TO REST FACING ABOUT 180 FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING ON A BERM NORTH OF RUNWAY 32.

## 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 ERA15LA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15LA367), Sep 19, 2015: Schleicher ASW 19B (N27XX), Saratoga Springs, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain glider control while attempting to land.

## Other reports on N27XX (1)

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

- [Incident 19880615033789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880615033789I), Jun 15, 1988: Schler ASW19B (N27XX), Congress, AZ, Minor damage. Unable to develop lift to continue trip. Struck a wire fence during the landing rollout in a field.

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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