# Accident 20260810012772A: Schleicher ASK-21, Tehachapi, CA, August 10, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2026, 10:53 local time
- Place: Tehachapi, CA
- Airport: Mountain Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Collision on the ground
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1011° N, 118.4231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MOUNTAIN VALLEY (L94), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1011&lon=-118.4231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N361KS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N361KS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schleicher ASK-21 (registry code 38015GY, https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-ask-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASK-21
- Reported engine: NONE NONE
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 15 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260810012772A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 10, 2026, ABOUT 1053 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME (PDT), AN ASK 21 GLIDER AIRPLANE, TAIL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS SUBSTANTILLY DAMAGED WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN L94 MOUNTAIN VALLEY AIRPORT, TEHACHAPI, CA. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27L WEST HEADING OF 277°, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ COLLIDED WITH A STATIONED JS3 GLIDER AIRPLANE, TAIL NUMBER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, ON THE GROUND AWAITING TAKEOFF. THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, AND THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WERE NOT INJURED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. BOTH AIRPLANES WERE OPERATING AS TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT RULES. ACCORDING TO THE L94 AIRPORT AND SKYLARK NORTH GLIDER FLIGHT SCHOOL, THE TAKE OFF STAGING AREA WAS MOVED BACK ABOUT 100 FEET THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT WHICH IS STANDARD PRACTICE DURING HOT TEMPERATURE CONDITIONS AND WEIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT TAKING OFF. ALL PILOTS OPERATING FLYING AT L94 ARE AWARE OF THE STANDARD PRACTICE. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27L, THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS NOT ABLE TO APPLY THE BRAKES ON TIME RESULTING THE FIRST POINT OF CONTACT OF THE NOSE WITH THE RUDDER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. STRIATIONS WERE FOUND AT THE NOSE TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE FUSELAGE. THE INNER LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING HAD IMPACT DAMAGE WITH SLIGHT SEPARATION WHERE THE WING ROOT AND THE FUSELAGE MEET. NO LEAKAGE ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS OBSERVED. NO DAMAGE TO THE BRAKE DISK AND BRAKE PADS WAS DETECTED. THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEN BRAKE THE LEVER WAS TESTED. THE RUDDER OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD IMPACT DAMAGE TOWARDS THE VERTICAL STABALIZER. INDENTATIONS WERE OBSERVED AT THE MID AND LOWER SECTION OF THE STABILAZER.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N9172T, Jonker Sailplanes JS3: no report for this aircraft; [N9172T](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9172T) is registered now

## 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

## Other reports on N361KS (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20080510857669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080510857669A), May 10, 2008: Schlei ASK21 (N361KS), Tehachapi, CA, Substantial damage. During the takeoff sequence prior to reaching 200 feet, the tow pilot noted that the spoilers were open on the glider. He wagged the rudder, which is the…

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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