# Incident 20241124020359I: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS, Adrian, MI, November 24, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 24, 2024, 13:46 local time
- Place: Adrian, MI
- Airport: Lenawee County
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8676° N, 84.0773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LENAWEE COUNTY (ADG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8676&lon=-84.0773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N411JR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N411JR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth STANDARD CIRRUS (registry code 38019VE, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-standard-cirrus) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMPP-HIRTH STANDARD CIRRUS
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241124020359I

## Narrative

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

GLIDER PREFLIGHT WAS COMPLETED BETWEEN 12:45 AND 13:15 ON 11/24/2024. PREFLIGHT CHECK ENTAILED A "POSITIVE CONTROL CHECK" OF THE HORIZONTAL SURFACE. THAT CHECK IS PERFORMED WITH A PILOT IN THE COCKPIT OPERATING THE CONTROLS AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL AT THE CONTROL SURFACE APPLYING LIGHT PRESSURE TO THE SURFACE. THE FLIGHT TOOK OF AT APPROXIMATELY 13:31 ON 11/24/2024. THE GLIDER WAS RELEASED FROM THE TOW PLANE AT APPROXIMATELY 3800 FT MSL. WHEN THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SLOW THE GLIDER, HE DISCOVERED THAT THE GLIDER WAS NOT PITCHING UP AS MUCH AS USUAL. THE PILOT TRIED TO TRIM THE GLIDER BUT THAT DID NOT IMPROVE THE PITCH CONTROL. THE PILOT LOWERED THE GEAR AND THAT IMPROVED THE PITCH CONTROL. AT THAT POINT THE PILOT DECIDED TO LAND THE GLIDER AND AT APPROXIMATELY 2300 FT MSL, THE PILOT MADE A RADIO CALL " PAN, PAN, PAN" ON RADIO FREQUENCY 122.800. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WOULD BE ATTEMPTING TO LAND NEXT TO RUNWAY 23 IN THE GRASS. HE LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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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