# NTSB MKC81DCJ08: Schleicher ASW-19, N10WH, Omaha, NE, April 2, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1981
- Place: Omaha, NE · OMAHA, NE
- Location: 41.2586° N, 95.9378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Omaha, NE, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2586&lon=-95.9378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 5, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126957
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC81DCJ08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCJ08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0470   81/4/2    OMAHA,NE            SCHLEICHER ASW-19   CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 545
        TIME - 1515                    N10WH               PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH OMAHA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OMAHA,NE                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        REMARKS- SINGLE WHEEL LANDING GEAR,FIXED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10WH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10WH), registered now, S/N 19322, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SCHLEICHER ASW-19
- Registry model: [Schleicher ASW-19B](https://openairdocs.org/model/schleicher-asw-19b) (registry code 3801505) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000, none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Glider
- Engines: none
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: North Omaha

## 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 19810402013439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810402013439A), Apr 2, 1981: Schler ASW19B, Omaha, NE, Substantial damage. Pilot made hard landing in glider causing substantial damage.

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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