# Accident 19920405008749A: Schemp DISCUSB, Julian, PA, April 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1992, 16:45 local time
- Place: Julian, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9101° N, 77.9291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9101&lon=-77.9291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224WT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SCHEMP DISCUSB
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 9 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92DGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DGT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920405008749A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

CRASHED ON LANDING AT A GLIDERPORT. MOTORIZED GLIDER BUT ENGINE NOT IN USE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (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 NYC92DGT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92DGT01), Apr 5, 1992: Schempp-Hirth Discus BT (N224WT), Julian, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT USE OF THE SPEED BRAKES, WHICH RESULTED IN AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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