# Accident 20230626010259A: Schleicher Alexander Gmbh & Co ASH 26 E, Williams, CA, June 26, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2023, 16:46 local time
- Place: Williams, CA
- Airport: Williams
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1635° N, 122.1316° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1635&lon=-122.1316&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26DX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26DX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (registry code 05624RU, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-ash-26-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Diamond AE50R (registry code 21100, https://openairdocs.org/engine/diamond-ae50r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER GMBH & CO ASH 26 E
- Reported engine: DIAMOND AE50R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 31,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230626010259A

## Narrative

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

THE GLIDER TOOK OFF FROM WILLIAMS , CA. AIRPORT (CN12) AT APPROXIMATELY 1229 PDT.  RETURNED TO CN12 AT APPROXIMATELY 1540. DURING LANDING APPROACH PILOT REALIZED A SINKING AIR. PILOT TURNED TOWARD FINAL AND WAS LOW. PILOT THOUGHT THAT HE WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE THE SHORT DISTANCE TO THE RUN WAY. THE GLIDER LANDED IN A RICE PATTY JUST SHORT OF THE RUN WAY.

## 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 WPR23LA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA245), Jun 26, 2023: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (N26DX), Williams, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s encounter with atmospheric conditions where the lift was not sufficient to maintain flight, which resulted in a collision with 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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