# Accident 20220416004649A: Schleicher ASW-19B, Jacksonville, FL, April 16, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 16, 2022, 13:00 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong Recreational Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2778° N, 81.8059° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2778&lon=-81.8059&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19KW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19KW-2023-04-24) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220416004649A

## Narrative

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

N19KW DEPARTED KHEG TOWED BY N7741Z AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF AND DURING THE CLIMB TO PLANNED ALTITUDE OF 3,000 FEET, WAS SEEN CLIMBING AND DESCENDING ABOVE AND BELOW N7741Z AND AT ROUGHLY 200-250 FEET, N19KW RELEASED FROM N7741Z AND APPEARS TO HAVE ATTEMPTED TO RETURN FOR LANDING AT KHEG. N19KW CRASHED ON AIRPORT PROPERTY ROUGHLY 250 YARDS SOUTHEAST OF THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 07 IN THE WOODS.

THE DECEASED ASSEMBLED N19KW ALONE THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT AND DID NOT HAVE ANYONE CONDUCT A QUALITY ASSSURANCE CHECK ON THE ASSEMBLY.

IT APPEARS THE ELEVATOR WASN'T PROPERLY CONNECTED DURING THE RE-ASSEMBLY OF N19KW WHICH WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE LOSS OF PITCH CONTROL.

## 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 ERA22FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA189), Apr 16, 2022: Schleicher ASW-19B (N19KW), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper preflight assembly of the glider’s elevator control, which resulted in a loss of control on takeoff, and the pilot’s failure to complete a positive control check before the…

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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