# Incident 20240215005449I: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co ASW 27-18, Polk City, FL, February 15, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2024, 18:45 local time
- Place: Polk City, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3027° N, 81.7817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3027&lon=-81.7817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N429SH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N429SH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 (registry code 3801538, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-asw-27-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASW 27-18
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 350 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA119) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240215005449I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADVISED HE ENCOUNTERED WEAK SOARING CONDITIONS WITH HIS GLIDER AND WAS TOO LOW FOR A SAFE LANDING AND HIT FENCE ON BOTH SIDES OF GRASS AREA.

## 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 ERA24LA119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA119), Feb 15, 2024: Alexander Schleicher ASW 27-18 (N429SH), Polk City, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The glider pilot’s misjudged altitude, which resulted in an off-airport landing and collision with a fence.

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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