Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B N828JN
10 March 2003 · Clermont, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 10 March 2003 at about 19:30 local time, a Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B registered N828JN was involved in an accident near Clermont, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clermont, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Seminole Lake (6FL0)
- Coordinates
- 28.4786, -81.7144
- Aircraft
- Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2B
- Registration
- N828JN
- Category
- Glider
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clermont → Clermont
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MIA03CA074
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
An in-flight encounter with wind gusts while making an approach to land in a field resulting in the aircraft landing early and colliding with a berm.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot stated he was downwind of the airport, and realized he could not make it back so he elected to make an off-field landing. After turning onto final approach he said "the glider was hit by a gust of wind and forced into the ground." The glider hit a mound of dirt on the edge of ground water causing the glider to ground-loop.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Schempp-Hirth DISCUS accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2001 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS CS | Wurtsboro, New York, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 9 May 2005 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS 2B | Peoria, Arizona, United States | John H Weber | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 2006 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS B | Minden, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 8 Aug 2006 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-2CT | Julian, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 28 Nov 1999 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS A | Palmerton, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2007 | Schempp-Hirth DISCUS-CS | Freehold, New York, United States | Paul F. Quinn | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-25-235 | West Palm Beach, Florida, United States | Barry Aviation Florida, Inc. | Serious injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 2003 | Champion AERONCA 7BCM | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 5 Oct 2003 | Airbus A330 | Miami, Florida, United States | Edelweiss Air AG | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 2003 | Samual G Dasilva VELOCITY | Sebastian, Florida, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Aug 2003 | Piper PA-31 | Clearwater, Florida, United States | Bruce T. Kendell | Fatal | 2 |