# NTSB CHI81FEK27: Schleicher K7, N1002Z, Montpelier, OH, September 24, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 24, 1980
- Place: Montpelier, OH · MONTPELIER, OH
- Location: 41.5843° N, 84.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Montpelier, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5843&lon=-84.5914&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 5, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 202519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81FEK27
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK27-202519

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2471  80/9/24  NR.MONTPELIER,OH      SCHLEICHER K7       CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE UNK/NR, 22
        TIME - 1730                    N1002Z              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODRUFF FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         MONTPELIER,OH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- EXCESS SPEED PREVENTED FULL RETRACTION OF SPOILERS DRG LANDING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1002Z](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1002Z), registered now, S/N 984, built 1961 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER K7
- Registry model: [Schleicher Alexander K 7](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-alexander-k-7) (registry code 3801551) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodruff Field

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800924044509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800924044509A), Sep 24, 1980: Schler K7, Montpelier, OH, Substantial damage. Glider student struck obstruction with wing causing crash short of runway. Spoilers may have stuck on.

## Other investigations on N1002Z (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 ERA14CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA215), Apr 27, 2014: Schleicher Alexander K 7 (N1002Z), Benton, TN, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's distraction with traffic on the runway, and his subsequent failure to retract the air brakes prior to touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing.

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.

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