# Accident 20190804022979A: Schleicher ASW-24, Paulden, AZ, August 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2019, 13:05 local time
- Place: Paulden, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9317° N, 112.5175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9317&lon=-112.5175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37T-2022-09-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-24 (registry code 3801514, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-24
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,117 total, 3 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA483) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190804022979A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SOARING NEAR SELIGMAN, AZ, PIC EXPERIENCED SINK AT APPROXIMATELY 13,000'. PIC THEN ATTEMPTED TO RETURN TO AZ86. WHILE ENROUTE TO AZ86 AND AFTER SPEAKING WITH A FRIEND FAMILIAR WITH AZ57, PIC DECIDED TO DIVERT TO AZ57 WHO PIC HAD NEVER BEEN TO.

BELIEVING PIC IDENTIFIED AZ57, PIC COMMITTED TO LANDING. PIC REALIZED TO LATE THAT LANDING STRIP WAS NOT AZ57 AND WAS FORCED TO ATTEMPT LANDING ON A ROAD. UPON LANDING, GLIDER STRUCK WING ON A UTILITY BOX ADJACENT TO THE ROAD.

## 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 GAA19CA483](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA483), Aug 4, 2019: Schleicher ASW 24 (N37T), Paulden, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction due to the environment, his failure to lower the landing gear, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control while landing the glider, which resulted in impact…

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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