# NTSB WPR25LA192: Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI, N307BE, Santa Barbara, CA, June 27, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 27, 2025, 13:08 local (20:08 UTC) - Place: Santa Barbara, CA · - Coordinates: 34.426192, -119.84149 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4262&lon=-119.8415&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Taxi-from runway: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 14, 2026 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 200425 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR25LA192 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200425/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200425 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA192 ## 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. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Object/animal/substance: sign/marker](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome (probable cause); cases with it: [Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md?model=3801556), [All aircraft, 214 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022015/cases.md) - [Attention/monitoring: monitoring environment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545): Personnel issues › Psychological · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md?model=3801556), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02021545/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=3801556), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Taxi-from runway: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900) (defining event); cases with it: [Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=3801556), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Taxi-from runway: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=3801556), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The glider pilot reported that he continued the rollout and maneuvered the 87-foot-wide glider onto the taxiway shortly after landing on a 75-foot-wide runway. Subsequently, the left wing struck a runway direction sign and sustained substantial damage. The pilot further reported that he should have stopped the glider completely on the runway and confirmed that he was centerline while maneuvering off the runway. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N307BE](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N307BE), registered now, S/N 30007, built 2014 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: ALEXANDER SCHLEICHER GMBH & CO ASH 30 MI - Registry model: [Alexander Schleicher ASH 30 MI](https://openairdocs.org/model/alexander-schleicher-ash-30-mi) (registry code 3801556) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Austro IAE-50R-AA](https://openairdocs.org/engine/austro-iae-50r-aa) (registry code 06401, rotary) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Glider - Serial number: 30007 - Year built: 2014 - Airframe hours: 674.27 - Engines: Austro IAE-50R-AA 50 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Special, Experimental (Special) - Last inspection: Annual, December 14, 2024, 16.04 hours before - Departed: KLPC, Lompoc, CA - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: SBA, Santa Barbara Muni, runway 15L, 4,180 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B, Electronic primary flight display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 65; injuries: none; private; last flight review May 3, 2024; seat: front; restraint: 4-point ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 160° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 1,800 ft broken - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 59 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KSBA - METAR: KSBA 272005Z 16007KT 10SM HZ SCT012 BKN018 20/15 A2995 RMK AO2 T02000150 $ ## 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 20250627009149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250627009149A), Jun 27, 2025: Alexander Schleicher Gmbh & Co ASH 30 MI, Santa Barbara, CA, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 14, 2026, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200425. 2.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20256976&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20192_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Accident photos (item 2, PDF, 3 pages, 978 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=20257414&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=68237-Rel.pdf 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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