# Accident 20191106023389A: Schleicher ASW-15B, Waynesville, OH, November 6, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 6, 2019, 15:00 local time
- Place: Waynesville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4767° N, 84.0939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4767&lon=-84.0939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16TD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16TD-2022-12-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASW-15B (registry code 38015H2, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-15b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-15B
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 10 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191106023389A

## Narrative

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

ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EDT, AN EXPERIMENTAL SCHLEICHER GLIDER, REGISTRATION N-NUMBER N16TD, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE TREES ABOUT 500 FEET FROM THE INTENDED AIRFIELD AT THE CAESAR CREEK SOARING CLUB AIRFIELD (2OH9) IN WAYNESVILLE, OHIO .  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE CAESAR CREEK SOARING CLUB AIRFIELD (2OH9) AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EDT.

THE PILOT, A PRIVATE PILOT, STATED THAT HE WAS TOWED UP TO AN ALTITUDE OF 3100 FEET MSL AND HAD A GOOD RELEASE. AFTER A SHORT GLIDE HE CONTINUED TOWARD THE AIRFIELD AND WAS UNSURE THAT HE COULD MAKE IT BACK TO THE AIRFIELD. HE MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE TOWARD THE FIELD AND TO UNLOCK THE SPEED BREAKS IN PREPARATION FOR LANDING. HE STATED "I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTALLY DEPLOYED THE SPEED BREAKS".

A CONTINUITY CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES. THE SPEED BRAKES WERE FOUND IN THE UP OR DEPLOYED POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE.

THE WARREN COUNTY JOHN LANE FIELD (I68), WHICH IS 7NM SOUTHWEST OF CAESAR CREEK SOARING CLUB AIRFIELD (2OH9), WEATHER OBSERVATION REPORTED THE WEATHER AT 1455 EDT TO BE 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, OVERCAST AT 12000? MSL, TEMPERATURE OF 12 DEGREES CELSIUS, AND WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST AT 7 KNOTS.

REVIEWED BY DDH ON JUNE 5, 2020.

## 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 GAA20CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA073), Nov 6, 2019: Schleicher ASW15 (N16TD), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot's improper approach during landing, which resulted in collision with trees.

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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