# Accident 20240606008909A: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co ASH 31 MI, Parowan, UT, June 6, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2024, 12:55 local time
- Place: Parowan, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8334° N, 112.8298° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Parowan, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8334&lon=-112.8298&mi=10
- Aircraft: N517PB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N517PB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander Schleicher ASH 31 MI (registry code 3801549, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-ash-31-mi) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Austro IAE-50R-AA (registry code 06401, https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-iae-50r-aa) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASH 31 MI
- Reported engine: AUSTRO IAE 50R-AA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240606008909A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS 3 MILES FROM THE PAROWAN AIRPORT(1L9), WITH 200 FEET ABOVE PATTERN ALTITUDE WHICH IS 6930 FEET. THE GLIDER SINK RATE WAS 1000 FEET PER MIN. PILOT STATED, “IT WAS CLEAR THAT I WOULDN'T MAKE IT TO THE AIRPORT, IT WAS TOO LATE TO DEPLOY THE ENGINE." PILOT LANDED GEAR UP AND WINGS LEVEL IN A FIELD 3 MILES FROM THE AIRPORT. THE GLIDER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. PILOT RECORDS WERE REVIEWED, AND NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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