# NTSB Accident CHI90DEC05
> **SCHLEICHER ASW-22** · 1990-09-30 · RICHMOND, MI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI90DEC05
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24207
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-09-30
- **Location:** RICHMOND, MI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 42.799289, -82.749862
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SCHLEICHER
- **Model:** ASW-22
- **Registration:** N8W
- **FAR Part:** 091F
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE FLAPS ALLOWING THE GLIDER TO SETTLE INTO AN UNUSUALLY LOW TOW ALTITUDE.

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