# Accident 20250627009149A: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co ASH 30 MI, Santa Barbara, CA, June 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2025, 13:08 local time
- Place: Santa Barbara, CA
- Airport: Santa Barbara Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4262° N, 119.8415° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N307BE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N307BE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI (registry code 3801556, https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-ash-30-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 30 MI
- Reported engine: AUSTRO IAE 50R-AA
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,950 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250627009149A

## Narrative

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

THE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^PILOT PLANNED AND FILED A FLIGHT PLAN TO GO FROM LOMPOC TO SANTA BARBARA. THE FLIGHT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FELT RUSHED TO CLEAR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, HOWEVER BECAUSE OF THE EXCESSIVE WINGSPAN (88 FT, RUNWAY IS 75 FT WIDE) WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO TAXI WAY "B" HE DID NOT MAINTAIN HIS TURN RADIUS BY STAYING ON THE MARKED RADIUS CENTER-LINE FOR TAXI WAY "B" (CUT THE CORNER) AND HIT THE TAXI WAY "B" SIGN. THIS CAUSE SERVER DAMAGE TO THE LEFT LEADING EDGE TO THE WING, ABOUT 5 FT IN FROM THE WING TIP.

## 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 WPR25LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA192), Jun 27, 2025: Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI (N307BE), Santa Barbara, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain taxiway centerline while taxiing off the runway which resulted in a left-wing strike with a runway direction sign.

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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