# Accident 20200929017129A: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co ASK 21, Hinckley, IL, September 29, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2020, 13:15 local time
- Place: Hinckley, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7726° N, 88.6524° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7726&lon=-88.6524&mi=10
- Aircraft: N721WC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N721WC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander Schleicher ASK 21 (registry code 3801539, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-ask-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASK 21
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,273 total, 76 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA427) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200929017129A

## Narrative

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

TOOK A PATTERN TOW TO 1800 MSL TO PRACTICE APPROACH AND LANDING.  FLARED LATE AND BOUNCED ON MAIN GEAR. ROSE UP ABOUT 2 FEET.  SLIGHT PUSH FORWARD ON THE STICK INSTEAD OF RE-STABILIZING ATTITUDE, AND NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND FIRST.

## 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 CEN20LA427](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA427), Sep 29, 2020: Schleicher ASK21 (N721WC), Hinckley, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper control input during a bounced landing that resulted in the glider impacting terrain.

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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