# Accident 19930530016129A: Sphrth NIMBUS2, Buena Vista, CO, May 30, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1993, 10:30 local time
- Place: Buena Vista, CO
- Airport: Buena Vista Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8309° N, 106.1399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8309&lon=-106.1399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N173-1996-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Schempp-Hirth K. G NIMBUS II (registry code 3801925, https://openairdocs.org/model/schempp-hirth-k-g-nimbus-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SPHRTH NIMBUS2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,617 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN93LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930530016129A

## Narrative

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

MISUSED FLAPS ON GLIDER TOW. PORPOISED AND OSCILLATE. BROKE TOW ROPE. WING HIT GROUND. GLIDER CARTWHEELED.

## 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 DEN93LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN93LA064), May 30, 1993: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus II (N173), Buena Vista, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE TO FOLLOW PROCEDURES AND DIRECTIVES WHEN OPERATING THE FLAPS.

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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