# Incident 20160407003869I: Schleicher Alexander Gmbh & Co ASH 26 E, Richland, WA, April 7, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Richland
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3056° N, 119.3042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RICHLAND (RLD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3056&lon=-119.3042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26GG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26GG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (registry code 05624RU, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-ash-26-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Mid-West AE50R (registry code 51500, https://openairdocs.org/engine/mid-west-ae50r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER GMBH & CO ASH 26 E
- Reported engine: MID-WEST AE50R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,960 total, 291 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160407003869I

## Narrative

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

DIVE BRAKES DEPLOYED AFTER TAKEOFF. UNABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF GROUND EFFECT, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE SUSPECTED ENGINE POWER TROUBLE AND DID NOT CHECK DIVE BRAKE STATUS. AS THE PILOT TURNED TO LAND ON A PERPENDICULAR RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND SETTLED INTO A LANDING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A WINGS LEVEL ATTITUDE. AS THE AIRCRAFT DECELERATED AND THE LEFT WING SETTLED, THE LEFT WING TIP CAUGHT AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP TO THE LEFT AND ONTO IT'S RIGHT WING TIP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP WHEEL FAIRING.

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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