# Accident 20240830017459A: Schleicher Alexander Gmbh & Co ASH 26 E, Waynesville, OH, August 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2024, 13:00 local time
- Place: Waynesville, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4767° N, 84.0938° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4767&lon=-84.0938&mi=10
- Aircraft: N264JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N264JM-2026-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (registry code 05624RU, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-ash-26-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ALEXANDER GMBH & CO ASH 26 E
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240830017459A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 30TH, 2024, AT 1325 EDT, AN ASH26 GLIDER WAS BEING TOWED BY A

PA25 DOWN THE 2,800-FT-LONG GRASS RUNWAY AT CAESAR CREEK SOARING CLUB

(2OH9) WAYNESVILLE, OH. APPROXIMATELY HALF-WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY, THE

GLIDER ROTATED, THEN IMMEDIATELY PITCHED UP AND ASCENDED RAPIDLY PULLING

THE TOW ROPE UP PITCHING THE PA25 NOSE DOWN. THE TOW PILOT RELEASED THE

TOW ROPE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE TOW AIRCRAFT. THE GLIDER STALLED AT A

HEIGHT OF ABOUT 100-150 FT ABOVE THE GROUND. THE GLIDER’S RIGHT WING

DROPPED SLIGHTLY, THEN THE LEFT WING DROPPED, AND THE GLIDER ROLLED

ALMOST 90 DEGREES TO LEFT. THE GLIDER DESCENDED NOSE DOWN AND IMPACTED

THE GROUND.

## 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 ERA24FA362](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24FA362), Aug 30, 2024: Schleicher Alexander ASH 26 E (N264JM), Waynesville, OH, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control on takeoff for undetermined reasons.

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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