# Accident 20220827019939A: Schleicher Alexander K 7, Mayville, NY, August 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2022, 13:15 local time
- Place: Mayville, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2681° N, 79.4817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2681&lon=-79.4817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N107AS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER K 7
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA388) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220827019939A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED THAT ON HIS RETURN TO THE AIRPORT (D79) HE WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE DUE TO A LACK OF UP LIFT IN THE AREA. HE DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD. ON APPROACH TO THE FIELD THE AIRCRAFT CLIPPED SOME TREES AND CRASHED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE TWO OCCUPANTS HAD MINOR INJURIES AND DECLINED TREATMENT AT THE SCENE.

## 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 ERA22LA388](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA388), Aug 27, 2022: Schleicher K7 (N107AS), Mayville, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in an off-airport landing.

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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